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Andromeda VI

Pegasus II, Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy,
Peg dSph, PGC 2807158

Elliptical Galaxy in Pegasus

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Proper Names	Andromeda VI, Pegasus II, Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (abbreviated to Peg dSph)
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	None
Other Designations	PGC 2807158
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	23h 51m 46s
Declination	+24° 35' 11"
Distance	c.2,700,000 light years c.800,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.1 Absolute: -10.6
Diameter	Apparent: 0.1' Actual: c.80 light years
Hubble Type	E Elliptical (dSph dwarf spheroidal)
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	A small galaxy of near-spherical form, one of a collection of minor satellite galaxies of the huge Andromeda spiral. Andromeda VI is sometimes referred to as the Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, not to be confused with the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy a few degrees away in the sky.

Andromeda VI is exceptionally faint, but it is possible to make it out as a faint background form in this image, lying far beyond the stars in the foreground. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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