Tag: Andromeda XXXVI
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Gran Telescopio Canarias Confirms And XXXVI as Andromeda’s Faintest Satellite
Astronomers have confirmed a new dwarf galaxy orbiting Andromeda (M31), built from as few as 46 detectable stars and estimated to be 12.5 billion years old. Designated Andromeda XXXVI, the object sits at a projected distance of roughly 119 kiloparsecs (about 388,000 light-years) from Andromeda’s center, making it one of the faintest satellite galaxies ever…
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