Reticulum II

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:alternativeName DES J0335.6-5403
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 16.6
gptkbp:contains old stars
gptkbp:darkMatterDominated true
gptkbp:declination -54° 02′ 57″
gptkbp:diameter about 32 parsecs
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Dark_Energy_Survey
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2015
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 98,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasSatelliteCraters gptkb:Milky_Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reticulum II
gptkbp:locatedIn Reticulum constellation
gptkbp:mass ~5,000 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity very low
gptkbp:notableFor high r-process element abundance
gptkbp:rightAscension 03h 35m 42s
gptkbp:stellarPopulation few thousand stars
gptkbp:type ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reticulum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6