Tucana II

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 15.7
gptkbp:contains dark matter
ancient stars
gptkbp:declination -58° 34′ 07″
gptkbp:discoveredBy DES Collaboration
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2015
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 163 kpc
about 530,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasMember Tucana II-033
gptkbp:hasSatelliteCraters gptkb:Milky_Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tucana II
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tucana_constellation
gptkbp:luminosity ~8 × 10^3 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass ~4 × 10^5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity very low
gptkbp:rightAscension 22h 51m 55.6s
gptkbp:stellarPopulation old
gptkbp:type ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milky_Way_satellite_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7