Pisces A
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| Pisces A | |
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| Observation data (J2000.0[1] epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 46.000s [1] |
| Declination | +10° 48′ 47.01″ [1] |
| Distance | 19 Mly (5.8 Mpc) [2] |
| Other designations | |
| Pisces A,[1] PSC A, GALFA-Dw1[1] | |
Pisces A (Psc A) is a void dwarf galaxy. It is located in the Local Void, near Pisces B; and is in the Pisces constellation. It is 19 megalight-years (5.8 megaparsecs) away from Earth.[2] The galaxy was discovered with the WIYN Observatory. About 100 million years ago, the galaxy started moving out of the void and into the local filmaent zone and denser gaseous environment. This sparked off a doubling of the rate of star formation.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "NAME GALFA-Dw1 -- Galaxy". SIMBAD.
- ^ a b "Hubble Sees Two Dwarf Galaxies in Pisces". Sci-News. 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Hubble uncovers a galaxy pair coming in from the wilderness". Science Daily. 11 August 2016.
Further reading
- "HST Imaging of the Local Volume Dwarf Galaxies Pisces A and B". The Astrophysical Journal. 827 (2) (published 11 August 2016): 13. 22 December 2015. arXiv:1607.03487. Bibcode:2016ApJ...827...89T. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/827/2/89. 89.
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[[Category:Pisces (constellation)]] [[Category:Dwarf galaxies]]
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