Leo A 1861998 225666278 2008-07-14T20:25:05Z RJHall 91076 Resolving redirect {{Infobox Galaxy | name = Leo A | image = [[Image:Leo A irregular galaxy.jpg|300px]] | epoch = [[J2000]] | type = IBm<ref name="ned">{{cite web | title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database | work=Results for Leo A | url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ | accessdate=2006-11-19 }}</ref> | ra = {{RA|09|59|26.4}}<ref name="ned" /> | dec = {{DEC|+30|44|47}}<ref name="ned" /> | dist_ly = [[1 E22 m|2.25 ± 0.20]] [[light-year|Mly]] (690 ± 60 [[parsec|kpc]])<ref name="karachentsevetal2004">{{cite journal | author=I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov | title=A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies | journal=Astronomical Journal | year=2004 | volume=127 | pages=2031–2068 | url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AJ....127.2031K | doi=10.1086/382905}}</ref><ref name="Karachentsevetal2006">{{cite journal | author=Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. | title=Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field | journal=Astrophysics | year=2006 | volume=49 | issue=1 | pages=3–18 | url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2006Ap.....49....3K | doi=10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6 }}</ref> | z = 24 ± 0 [[kilometer|km]]/[[second|s]]<ref name="ned" /> | appmag_v = 12.9<ref name="ned" /> | size_v = 5&prime;.1 &times; 3&prime;.1<ref name="ned" /> | constellation name = [[Leo (constellation)|Leo]] | names = Leo III, [[Uppsala General Catalogue|UGC]] 5364, [[David Dunlap Observatory Catalogue|DDO]] 69, [[Principal Galaxies Catalogue|PGC]] 28868<ref name="ned" /> }} '''Leo A''' ( also known as Leo III ) is an [[irregular galaxy|irregular]] [[galaxy]] that is part of the [[Local Group]]. It lies [[1 E22 m|2.25]] [[light-year|Mly]] from [[Earth]]. ==References== <div class="references-small"><references/></div> ==External links== * {{WikiSky}} [[Category:Dwarf galaxies]] [[Category:Irregular galaxies]] [[Category:Leo constellation]] [[Category:UGC objects|05364]] [[Category:PGC objects|28868]] [[de:Leo A]] [[fr:Poissons (galaxie naine)]] [[sk:Leo A]] [[zh:獅子 A]] {{galaxy-stub}}