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Old 23-08-2006, 06:16 PM
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The Fornax Dwarf galaxy is part of the local group.
Here is some info on it from.
http://www.seds.org/~spider/spider/LG/for_dw.html
RA: 02 : 39.9 Dec: -34 : 32 Type: dE2 Distance: 500 kly Apparent Dimension: 17.0 x 12.6 arc min Brightness: 9.3 mag vis. The Fornax dwarf was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley.It has six globular clusters, the brightest of which (NGC 1049) was discovered much earlier than its parent galaxy.

The Sculptor dwarf galaxy is much fainter with SB 18.2 compared to SB 14.4 for the For dwarf.
I haven't seen the Scl dwarf.
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