牧夫座矮星系(Boo dSph)是迄2006年所發現最黯淡的星系,總光度只相當於100,000太陽,絕對星等只有-5.8等,位於牧夫座的方向上,距離197,000光年。這個矮橢球星系似乎受到銀河系的潮汐力破壞,有兩串星跡在軌道上交叉成十字狀,但一般被潮汐力破懷的星系通常只有一條星跡。
這個星系比另一個已知的黯淡星系大熊座矮星系(絕對星等-6.75等)還要黯淡,甚至比參宿七(絕對星等-6.8等)還黯淡。扣除暗星系,像是室女座星系團的室女座HI21星系,這是已知最黯的星系。
外部連結
- [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/sattelit.html The Universe within 500,000 light-years The Satellite Galaxies] (Atlas of the Universe)
- [http://kencroswell.com/BootesCanesVenaticiDwarfs.html Two New Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way] (Ken Croswell) April 19, 2006
- [http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9043-strange-satellite-galaxies-revealed-around-milky-way.html Strange satellite galaxies revealed around Milky Way] Kimm Groshong (New Scientist) 17:00 24 April 2006
- [http://www.sdss.org/news/releases/20060508.companions.html New Milky Way companions found: SDSS-II first to view two dim dwarf galaxies] (SDSS) May 8, 2006
- [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astronomers_Find_Two_New_Milky_Way_Companions.html Astronomers Find Two New Milky Way Companions] (SpaceDaily) May 10, 2006
註
視星等 = 絕對星等 + 距離模數 = -5.8 + 18.9 = 13.1
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