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Pisces VII

Dwarf galaxy · Suspected satellite galaxy of Triangulum

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Pisces VII
Picture: Alkeralex, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Pisces VII

Pisces VII is about 2.97 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.97 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

Distance2.97 million light-years (0.91 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 323.6°, SGB +1.2°
Absolute magnitude (V)-6.0
Stellar mass4.27 × 10⁴ 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

Pisces VII (Psc VII), or Triangulum III (Tri III), is an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy and a possible satellite of the Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33 or NGC 598). It is likely a small elliptical or irregular galaxy, and is one of the faintest objects within the Local Group, with an apparent magnitude of only 13.6.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Pisces VII (dwarf galaxy), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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