Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
(CMa Dwarf, Canis Major Overdensity, CMa Overdensity)
(small irregular galaxy in the Local Group)
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is a small
irregular galaxy in the Local Group with about a billion
stars. Its percentage of red giants is high.
It is thought to be the closest galaxy to the
Milky Way, about 25,000 light-years from
Earth. It was discovered in 2003.
Some do not classify it as a galaxy
and it is also cited as the Canis Major Overdensity (CMa Overdensity).
It would be a galaxy if it formed separately from the Milky Way
and a reliable determination of its systemic velocity would provide
a clue. Characteristics:
(galaxy,Local Group,irregular,dwarf galaxy)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Major_Dwarf_Galaxy
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=canis+major+dwarf+galaxy
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/C/Canis+Major+Dwarf
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 8kpc | 25.0kly | | Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy |
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Coordinates: | Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy J071235.0-274000 |
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Referenced by pages:
astronomical quantities
dwarf galaxy
galaxy classification
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
Local Group (LG)
Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sgr dE)
satellite galaxy
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