Phoenix Dwarf

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Phoenix Dwarf is a faint dwarf galaxy in the constellation Phoenix, notable for its mixed stellar populations and transition-type properties between dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal galaxies.

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Phoenix Dwarf canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf galaxy ⓘ
transition-type dwarf galaxy ⓘ
absoluteMagnitudeV about −10 ⓘ
belongsTo Local Group outskirts ⓘ
brightness faint ⓘ
classificationStatus transition-type dwarf galaxy between dIrr and dSph ⓘ
component neutral hydrogen component ⓘ
stellar component ⓘ
constellation Phoenix ⓘ
contains asymptotic giant branch stars ⓘ
horizontal branch stars ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ
young main-sequence stars ⓘ
discoveryMethod photographic survey ⓘ
distanceFromEarth approximately 1.3 million light-years ⓘ
approximately 400 kiloparsecs ⓘ
distanceFromMilkyWay approximately 120 kiloparsecs ⓘ
approximately 400000 light-years ⓘ
environment relatively isolated dwarf galaxy ⓘ
galaxyType transition between dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal ⓘ
gasContent HI gas offset from main stellar component ⓘ
low neutral gas content near main stellar body ⓘ
hostGalaxy Milky Way ⓘ
kinematics shows separation between gas and stars ⓘ
location southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
memberOf nearby dwarf galaxy population ⓘ
metallicity low metallicity ⓘ
morphologicalType dIrr/dSph transition ⓘ
observedIn near-infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ
researchUse study of dwarf galaxy evolution ⓘ
study of star formation histories in low-mass galaxies ⓘ
study of transition between dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal types ⓘ
satelliteOf Milky Way ⓘ
starFormationActivity low current star formation ⓘ
starFormationHistory extended star formation over several gigayears ⓘ
stellarPopulation intermediate-age stars ⓘ
mixed stellar populations ⓘ
old stars ⓘ
young stars ⓘ
surfaceBrightness low surface brightness ⓘ
visibleFrom southern observatories ⓘ

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