M59-UCD3 explained
| M59-UCD3 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Virgo |
| Half Light Radius Pc: | 20 ± 4 pc |
| Appmag V: | 16.34 ± 0.05 |
| Absmag V: | −14.60 ± 0.09 |
| H Radial V: | 373 ± 18 |
| Mass: | |
| Names: | SDSS J124211.04+113841.2[1] |
M59-UCD3 is an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy located near the Messier 59 galaxy., it is the second-densest galaxy currently observed, second to M85-HCC1.[2] [3]
See also
- M60-UCD1 (densest galaxy known, as of 2013)
- M85-HCC1 (densest galaxy known, as of 2015)
Notes and References
- SDSS J124211.04+113841.2. 2024-10-31.
- Sandoval. Michael A.. Vo. Richard P.. Romanowsky. Aaron J.. Strader. Jay. Choi. Jieun. Jennings. Zachary G.. Conroy. Charlie. Brodie. Jean P.. Foster. Caroline. Villaume. Alexa. Norris. Mark A.. Janz. Joachim. Forbes. Duncan A.. Hiding in Plain Sight: Record-breaking Compact Stellar Systems in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 23 July 2015. 808. 1. L32. 10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/L32. 1506.08828. 2015ApJ...808L..32S . 55254708 .
- News: Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known . 29 July 2015 . Space Daily .
