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Andromeda III
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00 35 33.8
Declination	+36° 29′ 52″
Redshift	−351±9 km/s
Distance	2.44 ± 0.08 Mly (748 ± 25 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.0
Characteristics
Type	dSph
Apparent size (V)	4.5′ × 3.0′
Notable features	satellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
AndIII, RC2 Anon 0032+36, PGC 2121

Andromeda III is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.44 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It is part of the Local Group and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). The galaxy was discovered by Sidney van den Bergh on photographic plates taken in 1970 and 1971.

Observations of the dwarf galaxy using the WFPC2 in 2002 indicate that the bulk of the galaxy is around three billion years younger than the general population of globular clusters in our own galaxy. However, there are some older stars that are comparable in age to the Milky Way galactic clusters. There is no evidence for younger stars in this dwarf galaxy, suggesting no star formation is occurring. The dwarf galaxy is located at a distance of around 75 kpc from the center of M31. A total of 56 variable stars have been discovered in And III, including 51 RR Lyrae variables.

See also

• List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for AndIII. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
2. ^ McConnachie, A. W.; et al. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 356 (4): 979–997. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
3. van den Bergh, Sydney (January 1972). "Search for Faint Companions to M31". Astrophysical Journal. 171: L31. Bibcode:1972ApJ...171L..31V. doi:10.1086/180861.
4. Da Costa, G. S.; et al. (July 2002). "The Dwarf Spheroidal Companions to M31: WFPC2 Observations of Andromeda III". The Astronomical Journal. 124 (1): 332–348. arXiv:astro-ph/0204109. Bibcode:2002AJ....124..332D. doi:10.1086/340965. S2CID 12713887.
5. Pritzl, Barton J.; et al. (May 2005). "The Dwarf Spheroidal Companions to M31: Variable Stars in Andromeda I and Andromeda III". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (5): 2232–2256. arXiv:astro-ph/0501083. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.2232P. doi:10.1086/428372. S2CID 9749493.

External links

• SEDS: Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Andromeda III

v t e Andromeda Galaxy
Location	Andromeda Galaxy → Andromeda subgroup → Local Group → Local Sheet → Virgo Supercluster → Laniakea Supercluster → Local Hole → Observable universe → Universe Each  → may be read as "within" or "part of".
Satellite galaxies	M32 M110 NGC 185 NGC 147 Andromeda I Andromeda II Andromeda III Andromeda IV* Andromeda V Andromeda VI Andromeda VII Andromeda VIII Andromeda IX Andromeda X Andromeda XI Andromeda XII Andromeda XIII Andromeda XIV Andromeda XV Andromeda XVI Andromeda XVII Andromeda XVIII Andromeda XIX Andromeda XX Andromeda XXI Andromeda XXII Andromeda XXIII Andromeda XXIV Andromeda XXV Andromeda XXVI Andromeda XXVII Andromeda XXVIII Andromeda XXIX Triangulum subgroup* *It is uncertain whether these are companion galaxies of the Andromeda Galaxy
Catalogued stars	AE Andromedae AF Andromedae M31-RV
Other	Andromeda–Milky Way collision S Andromedae Mayall II M32p NGC 206 3XMM J004232.1+411314
Category

v t e Constellation of Andromeda
Adhil Andromeda in Chinese astronomy List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies List of stars in Andromeda
Stars	Bayer α (Alpheratz) β (Mirach) γ (Almach) δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ (Adhil) ο π ρ σ τ υ (Titawin) φ χ ψ ω A b c υ Per (Nembus) Flamsteed 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (Veritate) 15 18 22 23 26 28 32 36 39 41 44 45 47 55 56 58 59 63 64 65 66 6 Per Variable R T U W Z RT RV RX SU SW TU TW WZ XZ AB AC AD AE AF AR BM BX CC CG CN DS DX EG ET EU FF GO GP GQ GX GR GY HH HN IW KK KX KZ LL LN LP LQ OP OS OU PX PY QR QV QX V385 V428 V439 V455 V529 V807 HR 1 40 56 78 104 122 134 178 275 282 283 289 379 410 483 687 746 748 8884 8925 8950 8962 8973 9011 9074 9075 9105 HD 16175 (Buna) 222155 Other 3XMM J004232.1+411314 ADS 48 HAT-P-6 (Sterrennacht) HAT-P-16 HAT-P-19 HAT-P-28 M31-RV KELT-1 NGC 44 NGC 82 NGC 84 NGC 91 NGC 162 NGC 464 Qatar-3 Qatar-4 Qatar-5 PA-99-N2 WASP-1 WISE 0146+4234 WISE J0005+3737 WISE J004945.61+215120.0
Exoplanets 14 Andromedae b κ Andromedae b υ Andromedae b c d Gliese 15 Ab c HD 13931 b HD 16175 b HAT-P-6b HAT-P-32b WASP-1b WASP-33b Qatar-4b Qatar-5b
Star clusters	NGC 206 272 752 956 7686 Other Mayall II RBC EXT8
Nebulae	NGC 7662
Galaxies	Messier 32 110 NGC 5 11 13 19 20 21 27 39 43 48 49 51 67 68 69 70 71 72 74 76 79 80 81 83 85 86 90 93 94 96 97 108 109 112 140 149 160 169 181 183 184 214 218 226 228 229 233 243 252 258 260 262 280 304 317 389 393 404 425 431 477 512 513 523 528 529 531 536 542 561 605 620 668 679 687 700 703 704 705 708 709 710 712 714 717 721 732 753 759 801 812 834 891 906 910 911 912 913 920 937 980 995 996 999 1000 7640 7836 Numbered I II III IV V VIII IX X XI XVIII XIX XXI Other 3C 66A 3C 66B Andromeda Galaxy Arp 273 Donatiello I UGC 1840
Galaxy clusters Abell 262 NGC 68 group
Astronomical events GRB 101225A SN 1885A (S)
Category

• Dwarf spheroidal galaxies
• Local Group
• Andromeda Subgroup
• Andromeda (constellation)
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1970