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The Satellite Galaxy System of the Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxy     RA      Dec     Type             m_v         dim      RV   Dist
            h:m      d:m                    mag      arc min    km/s   kly

SMC        00:51.7 -73:14 SB(s)m pec        2.3     280 x 160   - 30   210
Scl dw     01:00.0 -33:42 dSph/E3 pec      10.5p                +162   300:
Phe dw (?) 01:51.1 -44:27 Irr              13.1     4.9 x 4.1         1600:
For dw     02:39.9 -34:32 dSph/E2           8.1    12.0 x 10.2         500    
LMC        05:19.7 -68:57 SB(s)m            0.1     650 x 550   + 13   179    
Car dw     06:14.6 -50:58 dSph/E3          20.9    23.5 x 15.5         360    
CMa dw     07:15   -28    Irr                                           25
Leo A (?)  09:59.4 +30:45 IBm V            12.9     5.1 x 3.1         2500
Leo I      10:08.5 +12:18 dE3               9.8     9.8 x 7.4          900    
Sex dw     10:13.2 -01:37 dSph/E3          12.                         320    
Leo II     11:13.5 +22:10 dSph/E0 pec      12.6    12.0 x 11.0         750    
UMi dw     15:08.8 +67:12 dSph/E4          10.9    41.0 x 26.0         240    
Dra dw     17:20.1 +57:55 dSph/E0 pec       9.9    51.0 x 31.0         280    
Milky Way  17:45.6 -28:56 SAB(s)bc I-II ?               -          0    28    
SagDEG     18:55   -30:30 dSph/E7                   490 x 190   +168    88    

Willman 1  10:49.4 +51:03 dSph? GC ?       15.3        1.75            147
UMa II     08:51.5 +63:08 dSph             14.3                        815
Vir Stream 12:24   -01.1  dSph                       30 x 10            30
CVn dw     13:28.1 +33:33 dSph             13.9     8.4 x 5.0          730
Boo dw     14:00.0 +14:30 dSph             13.6    13.0 x 8.7          200
Leo T      09:34.9 +17:03 dSph             16.0     1.4 x 1.4         1370
.. more to come soon ..


  • The Local Group of Galaxies


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