Cetus Dwarf | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 26m 11.0s [1] |
Declination | −11° 02′ 40″ [1] |
Distance | 2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dSph [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 3097691 [1] |
Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way. [3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants. [4]
The Cetus Dwarf was discovered in 1999 by Alan B. Whiting, George Hau and Mike Irwin and was found to be a member of the Local Group. [2] [5]
As of 2000, no known neutral hydrogen gas has been found that is related to the Cetus dwarf galaxy. [5]