M85-HCC1
M85-HCC1 is an ultracompact dwarf galaxy with a star density 1,000,000 times that of the solar neighbourhood,[1][2] lying near the galaxy Messier 85. As of 2015, it is the densest galaxy known.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hiding in plain sight: Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known". physOrg. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Michael A. Sandoval, Richard P. Vo, Aaron J. Romanowsky (2015). "Hiding in plain sight: record-breaking compact stellar systems in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey". Astrophysical Journal Letters 808: L32. arXiv:1506.08828. Bibcode:2015ApJ...808L..32S. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/l32.
- ↑ "Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known". Space Daily. 29 July 2015.
See also
- M59-UCD3 (second densest galaxy known, as of 2015)
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