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Leo T

Dwarf galaxy · Dwarf spheroidal Galaxy in the constellation Leo

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

About Leo T

Leo T is about 1.35 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 1.35 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

Distance1.35 million light-years (0.41 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 78.4°, SGB -38.8°
Absolute magnitude (V)-8.0
Stellar mass2.69 × 10⁵ 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: Satellite galaxies, a view about 2 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

Leo T is a dwarf galaxy situated in the Leo constellation and discovered in 2006 in the data obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is located at the distance of about 409 kpc and is moving away with a velocity of about 35 km/s.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Leo T, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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