Fornax Dwarf

Fornax Dwarf — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Fornax Dwarf in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

The brightest Milky Way dwarf spheroidal — large enough to keep a retinue of six globular clusters, a puzzle for such a small galaxy.

Type

Dwarf spheroidal

Distance

480,000 light-years

Note

Hosts six globular clusters of its own

Explore Fornax Dwarf in 3D

Fornax Dwarf is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.