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Astronomers discover Andromeda XXXVI, an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy
- April 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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By analyzing the data from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PandAS), European astronomers have discovered a new satellite of the Andromeda galaxy. The newfound object, which received the designation Andromeda XXXVI, appears to be an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy. The finding is reported in a paper published March 30 on the arXiv preprint server .
Originally published at Phys.org