Andromeda XXII
Andromeda XXII (Pisces VI, Triangulum I) is a low surface brightness dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 940–1,033 kiloparsecs (3.07×106–3.37×106 ly) away from the Sun in the constellation Pisces, of the Local Group.
| Andromeda XXII | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 40s[1][2] |
| Declination | +28° 05′ 25″[1][2] |
| Distance | 940–1,033 kiloparsecs (3.07×106–3.37×106 ly)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 18.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dSph |
| Notable features | Satellite galaxy of Triangulum |
| Other designations | |
| Andromeda XXII, And XXII, And 22, Pisces VI, Psc VI, Triangulum I, Tri I [3] | |
Andromeda XXII is located much closer in projection to M33 than M31 [42 kiloparsecs (140×103 ly) vs. 224 kiloparsecs (730×103 ly)]. This fact suggests that it might be the first Triangulum (M33) satellite ever discovered. However, it is currently catalogued as a satellite of Andromeda (M31).[3]
The discovery arose from the first year data of a photometric survey of the M31/M33 subgrouping of the Local Group by the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS). This survey was conducted with the Megaprime/MegaCam wide-field camera mounted on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
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References edit
- ^ a b Deep Sky Observer's Companion, Andromeda XXII (accessed 2 April 2011)
- ^ a b c "NAME Andromeda XXII". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^ a b c Nicolas F. Martin, Alan W. McConnachie, Mike Irwin, Lawrence M. Widrow, Annette M. N. Ferguson, Rodrigo A. Ibata, John Dubinski, Arif Babul, Scott Chapman, Mark Fardal, Geraint F. Lewis, Julio Navarro, R. Michael Rich; "PAndAS' cubs: discovery of two new dwarf galaxies in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies"; The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 705, Issue 1, pp. 758-765 (2009); doi:10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/758; Bibcode:2009ApJ...705..758M; arXiv:0909.0399;