Phoenix Dwarf

The Phoenix Dwarf is a galaxy discovered as a mistaken globular cluster. It's correctly 1.14 Mly away the Earth

Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy [1]
Phoenix Dwarf by Hubble Telescope
Observation data (J2000[2] epoch)
Right ascension	01h 51m 06.3s[2][3]
Declination	±−44° 26′ 41″[2]
Redshift	60±30 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.1
Characteristics
Type	Irregular IAm
Notable features	Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way with an inner part of young stars
Other designations
ESO 245, G 007, PGC 6830, SPB93 30
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Characteristics-special features

It has got some young stars inside it in east-west direction and the oldest are in north south direction. It seems that it's one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies.

Related pages

• Phoenix (constellation)
• Dwarf galaxy