And XX

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And XX is an alternative designation for the variable star Andromeda XX, located in the constellation Andromeda.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
And XX canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Local Group galaxy
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV approximately −6.3
alternativeName And XX dSph
Andromeda XX
apparentMagnitudeV approximately 17.0
belongsTo population of faint M31 dwarf spheroidals
celestialCategory galaxy
coordinateSystem equatorial
darkMatterDominated yes
declination +35° (approximate)
discoveredBy M. J. Irwin
T. S. Chapman
collaborators
discoveryMethod analysis of wide-field imaging surveys
discoveryYear 2011
distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy approximately 130 kiloparsecs
distanceFromEarth approximately 800 kiloparsecs
galacticEnvironment halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
gasContent gas-poor
gasRich no
halfLightRadius approximately 100 parsecs
hasGlobularClusters none known
hasStarFormationActivity negligible
hostGalaxy Andromeda Galaxy
hostSystem M31 satellite system
isGravitationallyBoundTo Andromeda Galaxy
isPartOf Andromeda subgroup of Local Group
linked to: Andromeda subgroup
isResolvedIntoStars yes
isUltraFaintDwarf yes
locatedInConstellation Andromeda
luminosityClass low-luminosity dwarf galaxy
memberOf Local Group
metallicity low
morphologicalType dSph
observedIn near-infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
observedWith Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Subaru Telescope
other ground-based telescopes
redshift approximately 0
rightAscension 00h 07m (approximate)
satelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
skyLocation northern celestial hemisphere
stellarPopulation old, metal-poor stars
surfaceBrightness very low

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