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Andromeda VI

Dwarf galaxy · Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Pegasus

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Andromeda VI
Picture: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Andromeda VI

Andromeda VI is about 2.71 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.71 million years ago.

The map lists it as a dwarf galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance2.71 million light-years (0.83 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 317.3°, SGB +20.6°
Absolute magnitude (V)-11.3
Stellar mass5.62 × 10⁶ suns

Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The Pegasus Dwarf is a member of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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