Pisces II
| Pisces II | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 22h 58m 31s |
| Declination | +05° 57′ 09″ |
| Distance | 585 kly (180 kpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.03 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −4.28 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dSph |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2+0.2 −0.2′ |
| Other designations | |
| Pisces II, Psc II | |
Pisces II (Psc II) is an ultra-faint dwarf-spheroidal galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, located in the Pisces constellation 180 kpc (587,081 light years) from Earth. Discovered in 2009 by public analysis of Data Release 7 (DR7) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, it is classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) and is one of the smallest and faintest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.