Andromeda V

Not to be confused with ν Andromedae or 5 Andromedae.

Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.52 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.^[4]

Andromeda V
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 10m 17.1s[1]
Declination	+47° 37′ 41″[1]
Redshift	-403 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance	2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	dSph[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.0′ × 1.5′[1]
Notable features	satellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
And V, PGC 3097824, LEDA 3097824[3]

Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.^[2]

The metallicity of Andromeda V is above the average metallicity to luminosity ratio of the Local Group's dwarf galaxies.^[5]

See also

• List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies