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Leo II
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Leo IIis a part of Leo2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
is a part of Local Group2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
has distance from galaxy center 720000 light-yearshas source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
has discovery date 1950has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
orbits Milky Wayhas source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
has definition The second most distant galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Like Leo I, Leo II is a dwarf galaxy that was discovered in 1950.has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
is an instance of Leo dwarfhas source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
dwarf elliptical galaxyhas mass > 107 Msun (among the least massive galaxies)2001-09-27 09:31:16.0
elliptical galaxyhas classification criteria E0 (spherical) to E7 (greatest eccentricity)2001-09-27 09:31:16.0
galaxyhas number of stars 106 to 10122001-09-27 09:31:09.0
has catalog galaxy catalog2001-09-27 09:31:09.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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