M59-UCD3

M59-UCD3

M59-UCD3

Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

M59-UCD3 is an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy located near the Messier 59 galaxy. As of 2015, it is the second-densest galaxy currently observed, second to M85-HCC1.[1][2]

Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

References

  1. [1]
    Sandoval, Michael A.; Vo, Richard P.; Romanowsky, Aaron J.; Strader, Jay; Choi, Jieun; Jennings, Zachary G.; Conroy, Charlie; Brodie, Jean P.; Foster, Caroline; Villaume, Alexa; Norris, Mark A.; Janz, Joachim; Forbes, Duncan A. (23 July 2015). "Hiding in Plain Sight: Record-breaking Compact Stellar Systems in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 808 (1): L32. arXiv:1506.08828. Bibcode:2015ApJ...808L..32S. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/L32. S2CID 55254708.
  2. [2]
    "Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known". Space Daily. 29 July 2015.

See also

  • M60-UCD1 (densest galaxy known, as of 2013)
  • M85-HCC1 (densest galaxy known, as of 2015)


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