PHOENIX DWARF

'The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy' is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West and mistaken for a globular cluster. It is currently 1.44 Mly away from Earth. Its name comes from the fact that it is part of the Phoenix constellation.

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★ R. Cantera and P.J. Flowers, 1977. A new dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.

★ ''Astrophysical Journal'', Vol. 212, p. L57-L58 (March 1, 1977)

★ Schuster and West, 1976. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 49, p. 129