Andromeda XIV

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Right ascension00h 41m 35.219s
Declination+29° 41′ 45.87″
TypedSph
Andromeda XIV
Observation data
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 41m 35.219s
Declination+29° 41′ 45.87″
Characteristics
TypedSph
Notable featuresEscaping the Local Group
Other designations
And XIV

Andromeda XIV (And XIV) is a small satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy classed as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy.[1]

It has an extreme speed of 481 kilometers per second placing this galaxy at the escape velocity of the Andromeda Galaxy. This would mean that this galaxy is not part of the Local Group of galaxies and is instead an isolated dwarf galaxy just passing through.[1]

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