凤凰座矮星系是一个不规则星系,也是一个矮星系,汉斯-埃米尔·舒斯特和理察·马丁·威斯特在1976年发现的该天体,但是当时误认为是一个球状星团。它与地球的距离约为144万光年,名称则是因为它在凤凰座的缘故。
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