Cosmic Exploration · galaxy
Leo A
Dwarf irregular · 2.60 million ly
- Morphology
- Dwarf irregular
- Type
- Galaxy
- Dec (deg)
- 30.74639
- Distance from Earth
- 2600000
- Diameter (ly)
- 4000
- Notes
- Very metal-poor and still forming stars, which makes it a nearby stand-in for the kind of galaxy that was common in the early universe.
- RA (deg)
- 149.86025
- Subgroup
- Independent
- Coordinates
- 09h 59m 26.5s +30° 44′ 47.0″ · Z 153-10 via Sc
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