Sextans A

Irregular Galaxy Sextans A (UGCA 205, DDO 75, A1009), type Ir+ V, in Sextans

RA:: 10 : 11.1
Dec:: -04 : 43
Type:: Ir+ V
RV:
Distance:: 4000 kly ::
Apparent Dimension:: 5.9 x 4.9 arc min
Diameter:
Brightness:: 11.9 mag (vis)
Abs. Mag:
Mass:

Discovered in 1942 by Fritz Zwicky.

Image by Deidre A. Hunter of Lowell Observatory.

Sextans A page from the Atlas of Nearby Dwarf Galaxies by Dan Puche (CfA, Harvard)

References

Mario Mateo, 1998. Dwarf Galaxies of the Local Group. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 36, 1998, p. 435-506. Available online [framed version] - table of Local Group galaxies (NED Level 5)
Sidney van den Bergh, 1999. The nearest group of Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 517, p. L97-L99 (June 1, 1999)

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