Tucana Dwarf

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Tucana Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 22h 41m 49.0s[1]
Declination -64° 25′ 12″[1]
Redshift 130 ± ? km/s[1]
Distance 3.2 Mly
Type dE4[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2′.9 × 1′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.7[1]
Other designations
PGC 69519[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

The Tucana Dwarf Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered in 1990 by R.J. Lavrey of Mount Stromlo Observatory.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Tucana Dwarf. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
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