Pisces Dwarf
| Pisces Dwarf | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pisces Dwarf | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 03m 55.0s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 53′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | -287 ± 0 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 2.51 ± 0.08 Mly (769 ± 25 kpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dIrr/dSph[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2′ × 2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| Pisces I, Psc I, LGS 3,[1] PGC 3792,[1] LEDA 3792 | |
The Pisces Dwarf, also known as Pisces I (Psc I) or LGS3,[1] is an irregular dwarf galaxy and suspected satellite galaxy of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), located within the constellation Pisces.[2] Discovered by astronomer Valentina Karachentseva in 1976, it is approaching the Milky Way at 287 km/s, evident by its blueshift, and may be a galaxy currently transitioning between a dwarf spheroidal and dwarf irregular galaxy;[3] alternatively, it may be a rare unique version of one of the two types.[2]
Structure
[edit]The Pisces Dwarf has a very irregular shape, and is composed primarily of moderately aged and young stars, as given by its metallicity of [Fe/H]=−2.10 ± 0.22.[2] Its star formation has declined, with its peak starburst period suspected to be an estimated 8 billion years ago,[4] and a significant lack of new star formation within the past 100 million years.[2][5] It is suspected to be a potential transition galaxy, currently transitioning from a dwarf irregular to a dwarf spheroidal galaxy.[5][6]
Gallery
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Cropped Hubble image of part of Pisces I
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Pisces Dwarf. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 356 (4): 979–997. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
- ↑ Garofalo, Alessia; Tantalo, Maria; Cusano, Felice; Clementini, Gisella; Calura, Francesco; Muraveva, Tatiana; Paris, Diego; Speziali, Roberto (2021-07-01). "Born in a Pair (?): Pisces II and Pegasus III*". The Astrophysical Journal. 916 (1): 10. arXiv:2105.11488. Bibcode:2021ApJ...916...10G. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac0253. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Karachentseva, V. E. (1976). "Some characteristics of isolated pairs composed of a normal galaxy and DDO-dwarf". Soobshch. Spets. Astrofiz. Obs. 18 (18): 42–51. Bibcode:1976SoSAO..18...42K.
- 1 2 Miller, B. W., Dolphin, A. E., Lee, M. G., Kim, S. C., Hodge, P. (2001). "The Star Formation History of LGS3". The Astrophysical Journal. 562 (2): 713–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0108408. Bibcode:2001ApJ...562..713M. doi:10.1086/323853. S2CID 119089499.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hidalgo, Sebastian L.; Aparicio, Antonio; Skillman, Evan; Monelli, Matteo; Gallart, Carme; Cole, Andrew; Dolphin, Andrew; Weisz, Daniel; Bernard, Edouard J.; Cassisi, Santi; Mayer, Lucio; Stetson, Peter; Tolstoy, Eline; Ferguson, Henry (2011). "The Acs Lcid Project. V. The Star Formation History of the Dwarf Galaxy Lgs-3: Clues to Cosmic Reionization and Feedback". The Astrophysical Journal. 730 (1): 14. arXiv:1101.5762. Bibcode:2011ApJ...730...14H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/730/1/14. S2CID 118411768.
External links
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Media related to Pisces Dwarf at Wikimedia Commons
| Location | Triangulum Galaxy → Triangulum subgroup → Local Group → Local Sheet → Local Volume → Virgo Supercluster → Laniakea Supercluster → Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex → Local Hole → Observable universe → Universe Each arrow (→) may be read as "within" or "part of". |  |
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| H II regions | ||
| Suspected satellite galaxies | ||
| Catalogued stars | ||
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