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New Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxy Andromeda XXXVI Discovered Orbiting M31
Key Takeaways
- Andromeda XXXVI is a newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxy orbiting Andromeda.
- Only 46 stars have been detected, making it extremely dim and low-mass.
- It is about 12.5 billion years old and located 390,000 light-years from M31.
- UFDGs are the most dark matter-dominated objects known.
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