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Antlia B
Dwarf galaxy · Faint irregular dwarf galaxy in the local group
About Antlia B
Antlia B is about 4.40 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 4.40 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
| Distance | 4.40 million light-years (1.35 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Distance method | LVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 138.1°, SGB -48.3° |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -9.8 |
| Stellar mass | 1.41 × 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
Antlia B (also known as Ant B) is a faint dwarf irregular satellite galaxy located around 72 kiloparsecs from NGC 3109, a small irregular galaxy located 4.3 million light years from Earth at the edge of the local group.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Antlia B, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.