KKR 03

Galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici

KKR 03

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation| Canes Venatici
Right ascension| 14h 07m 10.7s[1]
Declination| +35° 03′ 37″[1]
Redshift| 0.000211[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity| 63.3 ± 1.8 km/s (39.3 ± 1.1 mi/s)[2]
Distance| 6.4 million ly (1.97 million pc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)| 15.68[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)| −10.85[3]
Characteristics
Type| dIrr[2]
Size| 980 ly (300 pc)[1]
Other designations
LEDA 166185, PGC 166185, [KK98a] 140501.5+351809, [KK98a] 230, [KKR99] 384.4, [KKR99] 3, 11HUGS 367, MAPS-NGP O_271_0183623

KKR 03 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located 6.4 million light-years (1.97 million parsecs) away from Earth.[1] It has an absolute magnitude of −10.85[3] and lies on the inner edge of the M94 Group.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of nearest galaxies

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Dalcanton, Julianne J.; Williams, Benjamin F.; Seth, Anil C.; Dolphin, Andrew; Holtzman, Jon; et al. (July 2009). "The ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 183 (1): 67–108. arXiv:0905.3737. Bibcode:2009ApJS..183...67D. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/183/1/67. S2CID 5032304.
2. ^ a b c McConnachie, Alan W. (July 2012). "The Observed Properties of Dwarf Galaxies in and around the Local Group". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (1). 4. arXiv:1204.1562. Bibcode:2012AJ....144....4M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/1/4. S2CID 118515618.
3. ^ a b c Sharina, M. E.; Karachentsev, I. D.; Dolphin, A. E.; Karachentseva, V. E.; Tully, R. Brent; et al. (March 2008). "Photometric properties of the Local Volume dwarf galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 384 (4): 1544–1562. arXiv:0712.1226. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.384.1544S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12814.x. S2CID 119199602.
4. ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G.; Makarov, D. I.; Tully, R. B. (March 2009). "The Hubble flow around the Local Group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 393 (4): 1265–1274. arXiv:0811.4610. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.393.1265K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14300.x. S2CID 13912040.

## External links[edit]

* "LEDA 166185". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
* "NED results for object KKR 03". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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Constellation of Canes Venatici

* Canes Venatici in Chinese astronomy
* Giant Void
* List of stars in Canes Venatici

Stars|

| Bayer|

* α1
* α2 (Cor Caroli)
* β (Chara)

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Flamsteed|

* 4
* 5
* 6
* 10
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 24
* 25

Variable|

* R
* Y (La Superba)
* RS
* AM
* AW
* BH
* DG

HR|

* 4997

Other|

* Gliese 521
* HAT-P-12
* HAT-P-36 (Tuiren)

| Exoplanets|

* HAT-P-12b

|

| Star clusters|

* Messier 3

|

Galaxies|

| Messier|

* 51
* a (Whirlpool Galaxy)
* b
* 63
* 94
* 106

|

NGC|

* 4111
* 4138
* 4145
* 4151
* 4163
* 4183
* 4214
* 4217
* 4242
* 4244
* 4395
* 4399
* 4400
* 4401
* 4449
* 4485
* 4490
* 4534
* 4618
* 4625
* 4627
* 4631
* 4656
* 4657
* 4707
* 4800
* 4861
* 5002
* 5003
* 5005
* 5023
* 5033
* 5112
* 5223
* 5229
* 5238
* 5273
* 5371

Numbered|

* I
* II

Other|

* 3C 285
* 3C 286
* 3C 288
* DDO 169
* IC 883
* IC 3786
* IC 4000
* IC 4271
* I Zwicky 36
* KKR 03
* TON 618

| Galaxy clusters|

* Canes II Group
* M51 Group
* M94 Group
* NGC 4631 Group

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| Astronomical events|

* GRB 090429B
* SN 1994I
* SN 2005cs
* SN 2008ax

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