Dragonfly 44

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Dragonfly 44
Observation data
Right ascension 13h 00m 57.89s
Declination +26° 58′ 37.0″
Size (ly) 70,000
Apparent magnitude (V) 22.0
Other designations
SDSS J130057.99+265839.7
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Dragonfly 44 is an example of an ultra diffuse galaxy in the Coma Cluster.[1][2] Observations of the rotational speed suggest a mass of about one trillion solar masses, about the same as the mass of the Milky Way. This is also consistent with about 90 globular clusters observed around Dragonfly 44. However, the galaxy emits only 1% of the light emitted by the Milky Way.[3]

In August 2016, astronomers reported that this galaxy might be made almost entirely of dark matter.[4][5][6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scientists discover the fluffiest galaxies". phys.org. 14 May 2015. 
  2. ^ Dragonfly 44: Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy Made Mostly of Dark Matter. Aug 2016
  3. ^ Crosswell, Ken (26 July 2016). "The Milky Way's dark twin revealed". Nature News. Retrieved 30 July 2016. 
  4. ^ Van Dokkum, Pieter; et al. (25 August 2016). "A High Stellar Velocity Dispersion and ~100 Globular Clusters For The Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy Dragonfly 44". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 
  5. ^ Hall, Shannon (25 August 2016). "Ghost galaxy is 99.99 per cent dark matter with almost no stars". New Scientist. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 
  6. ^ Feltman, Rachael (26 August 2016). "A new class of galaxy has been discovered, one made almost entirely of dark matter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2016.