akarshsimha on 26-Aug-2016 05:28:31 GMT about NAME Laevens 3
According to the discovery paper, Laevens 3 is a possible Globular Cluster, not a galaxy.
In fact, the abstract reads:
"The first satellite, Laevens 3, is located at a heliocentric distance of d = 67±3 kpc. With a total magnitude of MV= -4.4±0.3 and a half-light radius of rh= 7±2 pc, its
properties resemble those of outer halo globular clusters.
"
So I believe the better type identifier for this object would be Gl? and not G.
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