Sextans B
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sextans-b-311-14026043
title:
Sextans B
text:
Sextans B (also known as UGC 5373 and DDO 70) is an irregular galaxy that may be part of the Local Group, or lie just beyond it. Sextans B is 4.44 million light-years away from Earth and thus is one of the most distant members of the Local Group, if it is indeed a member. It forms a pair with its neighbouring galaxy Sextans A. It is a type Ir IV–V galaxy according to the galaxy morphological classification scheme. Sextans B may also be gravitationally associated with the galaxies NGC 3109 and th
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description:
Dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Sextans
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextans_B
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date modified:
2023-08-13T19:38:39Z
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13
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