Virgo I
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Extremely faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
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Observation data ( Half-light radius (apparent) | 1.5′[1] | |
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Virgo I |
Virgo I is an extremely faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.Segue I, the previous dimmest known. The distance to Virgo I is 87 kiloparsecs (280,000 ly).[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 118700037.
- ^ a b c "Record-breaking faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way discovered". PhysOrg. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
Location | Milky Way → Milky Way subgroup → Local Group → Local Sheet → Virgo Supercluster → Laniakea Supercluster → Local Hole → Observable universe → Universe Each arrow (→) may be read as "within" or "part of". | ||||||
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