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Leo A (also known as Leo III) is an irregular galaxy that is part of the Local Group. It lies 2.6 million light-years from Earth, and was discovered by Fritz Zwicky in 1942.[4] The estimated mass of this galaxy is (8.0 ± 2.7) × 107 solar masses, with at least 80% consisting of dark matter.[5] It is one of the most isolated galaxies in the Local Group and shows no indications of an interaction or merger for several billion years. However, Leo A is nearly unique among irregular galaxies in that more than 90% of its stars formed more recently than 8 billion years ago, suggesting a rather unusual evolutionary history.[6] The presence of RR Lyrae variables shows that the galaxy has an old stellar population that is up to 10 billion years in age.[7]
The neutral hydrogen in this galaxy occupies in a volume similar to its optical extent, and is distributed in a squashed, uneven ring. The galaxy is not rotating and the hydrogen is moving about in random clumps. The proportion of elements with higher atomic numbers than helium is only about 1-2% of the ratio in the Sun. This indicates a much less complete conversion of gas into stars than in the Milky Way galaxy. The Leo A galaxy shows sign of increased star formation some time within the last 1-4 billion years, although the current level is low. There are four H II regions powered by short-lived, O-class stars.[8]
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^Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics. 49 (1): 3–18. Bibcode:2006Ap.....49....3K. doi:10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6. S2CID 120973010.
^Zwicky, F (April 1942). "On the Large Scale Distribution of Matter in the Universe" (PDF). Physical Review. 61 (7–8): 489–503. Bibcode:1942PhRv...61..489Z. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.61.489.
^Brown, Warren R.; et al. (September 2007). "Stellar Velocity Dispersion of the Leo A Dwarf Galaxy". The Astrophysical Journal. 666 (1): 231–235. arXiv:0705.1093. Bibcode:2007ApJ...666..231B. doi:10.1086/519547. S2CID 16639879.
^Cole, Andrew; et al. (March 2007). "Leo A: A Late-blooming Survivor of the Epoch of Reionization in the Local Group". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 659 (1): L17-20. arXiv:astro-ph/0702646. Bibcode:2007ApJ...659L..17C. doi:10.1086/516711. S2CID 14268757.
^Vansevičius, Vladas; et al. (August 2008). "The Full-fledged Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Leo A". The Astrophysical Journal. 611 (2): L93–L96. arXiv:astro-ph/0405313. Bibcode:2004ApJ...611L..93V. doi:10.1086/423802. S2CID 14883376.
^Young, L. M.; Lo, K. Y. (1996). "The Neutral Interstellar Medium in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies. I. Leo A". Astrophysical Journal. 462: 203–214. Bibcode:1996ApJ...462..203Y. doi:10.1086/177141.
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