Cetus Dwarf

Cetus Dwarf
Cetus Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 26m 11.0s
Declination	−11° 02′ 40″
Distance	2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.4
Characteristics
Type	dSph
Other designations
	PGC 3097691

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Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.^[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
^ Cite error: The named reference McConnachieetal2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Alan B. Whiting; George Hau; Mike Irwin (31 August 1999). "A New Local Group Galaxy in Cetus". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2767–2774. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2767W. doi:10.1086/301142.
^ Hartmut Frommert. "Cetus Dwarf". SEDS.

[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved 2006-12-23.

[McConnachieetal2005-2] Cite error: The named reference McConnachieetal2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Alan B. Whiting; George Hau; Mike Irwin (31 August 1999). "A New Local Group Galaxy in Cetus". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2767–2774. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2767W. doi:10.1086/301142.

[4] Hartmut Frommert. "Cetus Dwarf". SEDS.

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