Dwarf galaxy Pisces B
This image shows the galaxy Pisces B. The bright object with the diffraction spikes below left of centre is a foreground star in our Milky Way galaxy. Several distant background galaxies are also visible. Pisces B is about 30 million light-years away.
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About the Object
| Name: | Pisces B, [SCB2015] GALFA-Dw2 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 30 million light years |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 19 11.17 |
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| Position (Dec): | 11° 7' 17.42" |
| Field of view: | 1.35 x 1.35 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 103.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |