"Kilo-Degree Survey Uncovers Spectacular New Stellar System"

Astronomers using the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) have discovered a new stellar system called Sextans II, located in the outskirts of the Milky Way. This system is most likely an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy and was identified through the detection of low-luminosity stellar overdensities. Follow-up observations confirmed its nature, revealing a small system with old and metal-poor stars. Further investigation is needed to determine if Sextans II is a faint spheroidal satellite of the Milky Way or a disrupting globular cluster.