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LGS 3

Dwarf galaxy · Irregular dwarf galaxy

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LGS 3
Picture: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About LGS 3

LGS 3 is about 1.97 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 1.97 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

Distance1.97 million light-years (0.61 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 318.1°, SGB +3.8°
Absolute magnitude (V)-9.6
Stellar mass1.2 × 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 Pisces Dwarf, also known as Pisces I (Psc I) or LGS3, is an irregular dwarf galaxy and suspected satellite galaxy of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), located within the constellation Pisces.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Pisces Dwarf, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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