Sextans A

Sextans A (also known as UGCA 205) is a small dwarf irregular galaxy located 4.3 million light-years away, It is located in the Local Group where the Milky Way is located in. It is known by other names, such as DDO 75 or the PGC 29653.

Sextans A

Sextans A has a square shape. Large short-lived stars exploded in supernovae that made more star formation, making more supernovae, resulting in a shell. New blue stars are forming in the galaxy.

It's diameter is only about 5000 light-years across.

Sextans A
Observation data
ConstellationSextans
Right ascension10h 11m 00.8s
Declination−04° 41′ 34″
Redshift324 ± 2 km/s
Distance4.31 ± 0.13 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9
Characteristics
TypeIBm
Apparent size (V)450′.0 × 216′.0
Notable featuresSquare shape
Other designations
UGCA 205, DDO 75, PGC 29653
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies
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