Leo II Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 13.1
approximately 13.5
gptkbp:contains old stars
gptkbp:contains_star very low
gptkbp:coordinates (l, b) = (220°, -10°)
gptkbp:declination +22° 10′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1,000 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Robert_G._Harrington
gptkbp:discovery_year 1950
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 690,000 light years
gptkbp:has_color (B-V) = 0.9
gptkbp:has_luminosity 1.2 x 10^6 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_spectral_type dwarf spheroidal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leo II Galaxy
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Local Group of galaxies
the Leo constellation
gptkbp:is_considered a satellite of the Milky Way
a candidate for dark matter studies
gptkbp:is_considered_as faint dwarf galaxy
gptkbp:is_examined_in stellar populations
gptkbp:is_known_for its faintness
gptkbp:is_located_at coordinates (10h 08m 00s, +22° 10′ 00″)
gptkbp:is_located_in the Leo constellation region
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Leo_I_Galaxy
the Virgo cluster
gptkbp:is_noted_for its low luminosity
its old stellar population
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
the Local Supercluster
the Leo constellation group
Virgo III group
the Virgo constellation group
the Virgo III subgroup
the Virgo constellation cluster
gptkbp:is_studied_for galaxy formation
its chemical composition
its dark matter halo
dark matter content
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:is_visible_from with telescopes
gptkbp:lighting 24.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:mass 1.5 x 10^7 solar masses
approximately 10 million solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity very low
gptkbp:monitors metal-poor stellar population
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Leo_I_Galaxy
gptkbp:redshift 0.0022
gptkbp:right_ascension 10h 08m 00s
gptkbp:satellite_of gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:scientific_classification a member of the Local Group
gptkbp:speed -66 km/s
gptkbp:type spheroidal galaxy