Cetus Dwarf Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:contains old stars
gptkbp:contains_star very low rate
gptkbp:diameter about 1,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:2000
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 2.7 million light-years
gptkbp:has low metallicity
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:red
gptkbp:has_luminosity about 1,000 times less than the Milky Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cetus Dwarf Galaxy
gptkbp:is_associated_with dark matter halo
the Local Group of galaxies
gptkbp:is_considered a satellite of the Milky Way
a candidate for future observations
a faint dwarf galaxy
a member of the Milky Way's satellite system
gptkbp:is_known_for its low star formation rate
gptkbp:is_located_at declination -11° 50′ 00″
right ascension 00h 25m 27s
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkbp:is_notable_for being one of the faintest galaxies
its discovery in the 21st century
its faintness and distance
gptkbp:is_observed_in optical wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
the Virgo Supercluster
the cosmic web
the Local Volume
the study of galaxy morphology
the Hubble Space Telescope survey
gptkbp:is_studied_for its dark matter content
its chemical composition
its evolutionary history
galaxy formation theories
its stellar dynamics
gptkbp:is_visible_from with telescopes
gptkbp:lighting very low
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Cetus_constellation
gptkbp:mass mostly old stars
about 10 million solar masses
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Cetus_II
Cetus III
gptkbp:redshift 0.0015
gptkbp:type spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way_satellites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6