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Eridanus II
Dwarf galaxy · Low-surface brightness Milky Way satellite dwarf galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
About the Eridanus II
The Eridanus II is about 1,206,224 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 1,206,224 years ago.
It is 1,212,248 light-years from the centre of the Milky Way.
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 | 1,206,224 light-years (369.83 kpc) |
|---|---|
| Distance from the Galactic centre | 1,212,248 light-years |
| Galactic coordinates | l = 249.78°, b = -51.64° |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -7.1 |
| Stellar mass | 1.2 × 10⁵ suns |
| Half-light radius | 811 light-years |
Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Satellite galaxies, a view about 2 million light-years across.
From Wikipedia
The Eridanus II Dwarf is a low-surface brightness dwarf galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Eridanus II was independently discovered by two groups in 2015, using data from the Dark Energy Survey (Bechtol et al., 2015; Koposov et al. 2015).
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Eridanus II, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy
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- Milky Way Galaxy
- Koposov 2 Globular cluster