What is Antlia Dwarf?
The '''Antlia Dwarf''' (also known as '''PGC 29194''') is a [[dwarf spheroidal galaxy]] (dSph) or [[irregular galaxy]]. It is located 4.3 million [[Light year|light years]] away in the [[Antlia-Sextans Group]] in the [[constellation]] [[Antlia]]. It is the 4th and the faintest galaxy of the Antlia-Sextans Group. It contains [[Star|stars]] of all ages, it contains large amounts of gas and has experienced recent [[star formation]]. The Antila Dwarf is believed to be tidally interacting with the small barred galaxy called [[NGC 3109]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=PGC 29194 (Antlia Dwarf) - Galaxy - Sky map and Information|url=http://server1.sky-map.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=3635|access-date=2023-04-23|website=server1.sky-map.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Grebel|first=Eva K.|last2=Gallagher III|first2=John S.|last3=Harbeck|first3=Daniel|date=2003|title=The Progenitors of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies|url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/368363|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=125|issue=4|pages=1926–1939|doi=10.1086/368363|issn=0004-6256}}</ref> [[File:Antlia_Dwarf_PGC_29194_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Picture of Antila Dwarf taken by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]. The galaxy is the faint white spherical light in the center of the picture.]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Galaxies]]