Leo II

DWARF GALAXY · the faint companion

DISTANCE about 700,000 light yearsTYPE dwarf spheroidal

A ghostly satellite of the Milky Way: a round, faint puff of ancient stars with almost no gas, no spiral arms, no new starbirth. Galaxies like Leo II look unimpressive yet hide a secret heaviness, far more gravity than their stars can explain, which makes them favorite hunting grounds for the study of dark matter.

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