KKR 25 explained
| KKR 25 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Draco |
| Z: | -0.000465 |
| H Radial V: | -139 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 15.9 |
| Absmag V: | -10.55[1] |
| Type: | Irr |
KKR 25 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Draco. It is about 6.4 million light years (1.95 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. KKR 25 is located outside the Local Group but the Local group is the nearest galaxy group with the M81 Group being the second nearest.[2] [3] [4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for KKR 25. 2015-12-21.
- News: KKR 25 dwarf spheroid galaxy . December 22, 2014 . universetoday.com . December 19, 2015.
- A unique isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy at D=1.9 Mpc - INSPIRE-HEP . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 425 . 1 . 709–719 . December 19, 2015. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21581.x . 2012 . Makarov . Dmitry . Makarova . Lidia . Sharina . Margarita . Uklein . Roman . Tikhonov . Anton . Guhathakurta . Puragra . Kirby . Evan . Terekhova . Natalya . 2012MNRAS.425..709M . 1206.5545 . 22656416 .
- 2001A&A...379..407K . A new galaxy near the Local Group in Draco . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 379 . 2 . 407–411 . Karachentsev . I. D. . Sharina . M. E. . Dolphin . A. E. . Geisler . D. . Grebel . E. K. . Guhathakurta . P. . Hodge . P. W. . Karachentseva . V. E. . Sarajedini . A. . Seitzer . P. . 2001 . 10.1051/0004-6361:20011344 . free .
