UKS 2323-326 is a very low mass and faint dwarf irregular galaxy located in the Local Group at a distance of 1.3 mpc from Earth. The galaxy is a member of the Sculptor Group. The galaxy has a young stellar population that recently (~100 mya) formed defined red giant branch (RGB) stars but no significant amount of H ll emissions. It also has no detected hot dust or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Structure and composition The galaxy shape is amorphous but surprisingly circular. The central region of UKS 2323-326 has a concentration of several tens of bright stars. Farther from the center of the galaxy are fewer bright stars and more faint stars. There are a number of red giant branch (AGB) stars that exist in UKS 2323-326 and a lack of H II regions.
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