Dwingeloo 1
Heavily obscured barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dwingeloo 1 is a barred spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away from the Earth,[3] in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is heavily obscured by the Milky Way. The size and mass of Dwingeloo 1 are comparable to those of Triangulum Galaxy.
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Dwingeloo 1 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Right ascension | 02h 56m 51.9s[1] |
Declination | +58° 54′ 42″[1] |
Redshift | 0.000368[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 110.3 ± 0.4 km/s[2] |
Galactocentric velocity | 257 km/s[2] |
Distance | ~ 10 Mly (~3 Mpc)[3] |
Group or cluster | IC 342/Maffei |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.08 (V-band)[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)cd[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.2′ × 0.34′[1] |
Other designations | |
LEDA 100170, CAS 2[1] |
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Dwingeloo 1 has two smaller satellite galaxies – Dwingeloo 2 and MB 3 – and is a member of the IC 342/Maffei Group of galaxies.