And 18

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And 18 is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.

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Label Occurrences
And 18 canonical 1

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Statements (22)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
belongsTo Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group
linked to: Andromeda subgroup
brightness faint
contains very little gas
discoveredAs satellite of M31
distanceFrom Andromeda Galaxy (satellite system)
linked to: Andromeda Galaxy
environment outer halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal
hasGalaxyClusterMembership none (field galaxy within Local Group)
hasProperty low surface brightness
hasStellarPopulation metal-poor stars
old stars
isGravitationallyBoundTo Andromeda Galaxy
isIn Local Group
isPartOf satellite system of Andromeda Galaxy
locatedIn constellation Andromeda
memberOf Local Group
morphologicalType dSph
otherName And XVIII
Andromeda XVIII
partOf halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
satelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy

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