WLM (Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte)

WLM (Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte) — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore WLM (Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte) in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A long, isolated sliver of a galaxy near the edge of the Local Group, named for the three astronomers who found and charted it.

Type

Irregular dwarf (IB(s)m)

Distance

3.0 million light-years

Note

Isolated on the Local Group fringe

Explore WLM (Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte) in 3D

WLM (Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte) 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.