KKR 25 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Draco. It is about 6.4 million light years (1.95 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. KKR 25 is located outside the Local Group but the Local group is the nearest galaxy group with the M81 Group being the second nearest.[2][3][4]
| KKR 25 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 16h 13m 47.9s[1] |
| Declination | +54° 22′ 16″[1] |
| Redshift | −0.000465[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | −139 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 6.37 ± 0.35 Mly (1.954 ± 0.108 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.9[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −10.55[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Irr[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 2801026[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results for KKR 25". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ "KKR 25 dwarf spheroid galaxy". universetoday.com. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Makarov, Dmitry; Makarova, Lidia; Sharina, Margarita; Uklein, Roman; Tikhonov, Anton; Guhathakurta, Puragra; Kirby, Evan; Terekhova, Natalya (2012). "A unique isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy at D=1.9 Mpc - INSPIRE-HEP". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425 (1): 709–719. arXiv:1206.5545. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.425..709M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21581.x. S2CID 22656416. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Sharina, M. E.; Dolphin, A. E.; Geisler, D.; Grebel, E. K.; Guhathakurta, P.; Hodge, P. W.; Karachentseva, V. E.; Sarajedini, A.; Seitzer, P. (2001). "A new galaxy near the Local Group in Draco". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 379 (2): 407–411. Bibcode:2001A&A...379..407K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011344.
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