KKs 3

id: kks-3-181-1280334
title: KKs 3
text: KKs 3 is a dwarf galaxy in the Local Group. It is unusual because it is gas poor and very isolated in the halo of the local group. KKs 3 is about 7 million light years away from Earth. It is categorised as a dwarf spheroidal dSph galaxy. The mass of KKs 3 is 2.3 × 10⁷M☉ with a blue absolute magnitude of −10.8. Three-quarters of its stars are over 12 billion years old. Coordinates are R.A. = 02h 24m 44.4s, Dec. = −73°30′51". It was discovered in December 2014 as a result of the image taken in Aug
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description: Galaxy in the constrellation Hydrus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKs_3
date created: 2014-12-23T01:52:48Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T19:20:00Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Dwarf_Galaxy_KKs_3.jpg","width":590,"height":437}
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