Cetus Dwarf

Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.^[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.^[4]

Cetus Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 26m 11.0s[1]
Declination	−11° 02′ 40″[1]
Distance	2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	dSph[1]
Other designations
PGC 3097691[1]

History

The Cetus Dwarf was discovered in 1999 by Alan B. Whiting, George Hau and Mike Irwin and was found to be a member of the Local Group.^[2][5]

Characteristics

As of 2000, no known neutral hydrogen gas has been found that is related to the Cetus dwarf galaxy.^[5]