Hercules (dwarf galaxy)
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hercules-dwarf-galaxy-181-2859716
title:
Hercules (dwarf galaxy)
text:
Hercules, or Her, is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy situated in the Hercules constellation and discovered in 2006 in data obtained by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is located at a distance of about 140 kpc from the Sun and moves away from the Sun with a velocity of about 45 km/s. It is classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph). It has a noticeably elongated shape with a half-light radius of about 350 pc. The cause of this elongation is under debate. Some studies have found a gradient
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Hercules
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(dwarf_galaxy)
date created:
2010-02-22T09:58:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T20:19:11Z
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image:
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13
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