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Leo P
  شیر P  
Šir P
Fr.: Lion P  

A → dwarf galaxy recently discovered near the Milky Way in
→ neutral hydrogen → 21-centimeter line observations. Optical imaging observations indicate that
it is located between 1.5 and 2.0 Mpc from the Milky Way. This places Leo P in the → Local Volume but beyond the → Local Group. The dwarf galaxy has extreme properties: it is the lowest-mass system known that contains significant amounts of gas and is
currently forming stars (Katherine L. Rhode et al. 2013, AJ 145, 149).

See also: → Leo.