and surface brightnesses. Dwarf spheroidal galaxies have a large range of luminosities, and known dwarf spheroidal galaxies span several orders of magnitude...
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The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (Sgr dSph), also known as the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sgr dE or Sag DEG), is an elliptical loop-shaped...
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The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.7 million light-years away in the...
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Dwarf Galaxy (also known as Sculptor Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy or the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, and formerly as the Sculptor System) is a dwarf...
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I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo. At about 820,000 light-years distant, it is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and is thought...
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The Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy in the Carina constellation. It was discovered in 1977 with the UK Schmidt Telescope by Cannon et...
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Canis Major Overdensity (redirect from Canis Major (dwarf galaxy))
Overdensity (CMa Overdensity) or Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (CMa Dwarf) is a disputed dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, located in the same part...
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Local Group (redirect from Local Galaxy Group)
additional ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies. The Milky Way's satellite galaxies system comprises the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud...
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the Pegasus galaxy to be 3 million light years away, it is likely the irregular one. Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (Peg dSph) Pegasus galaxy, the Stargate...
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Center), or in a spheroidal galactic bulge around the galactic core. However, some stars inhabit a spheroidal halo or galactic spheroid, a type of galactic...
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Ursa Major I Dwarf (UMa I dSph) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 2005 within the Ursa Major constellation...
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orbiting the Milky Way. Of the galaxies confirmed to be in orbit, the largest is the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, which has a diameter of 2.6 kiloparsecs...
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Dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph): Once a subtype of dwarf ellipticals, now regarded as a distinct type [citation needed] Irregular galaxy: dwarf irregular...
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The Draco Dwarf is a spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on photographic plates of the National...
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The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal (formerly known as the Fornax System) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938...
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Kniazev, A. Y (2017). "Nuclei of dwarf spheroidal galaxies KKs 3 and ESO 269−66 and their counterparts in our Galaxy". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical...
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the idea that dE galaxies were once spiral galaxies. Dwarf galaxy Dwarf spheroidal galaxy Dwarf spiral galaxy Elliptical galaxy Galaxy morphological classification...
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Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy may refer to: The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (also known as the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy), a satellite galaxy of the...
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The Ursa Minor Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, discovered by A.G. Wilson of the Lowell Observatory, in the United States, during the Palomar Sky Survey...
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designate the dwarf galaxy status. These types include dwarf irregular (dI), dwarf spheroidal (dSph), dwarf elliptical (dE) and dwarf spiral (dS). However...
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galaxies Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy or Pegasus II, a member of the Local Group of galaxies, a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy Pegasus Galaxy (Stargate)...
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Ursa Major Dwarf is a name for two dwarf spheroidal galaxies orbiting the Milky Way Galaxy. Ursa Major I Dwarf, also called UMa I dSph, was discovered...
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The Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that was discovered in 1990 by Mike Irwin as the 8th satellite of the Milky Way, located in...
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air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, also designated Pegasus II Pegasus (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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Segue 2 (redirect from Segue 2 (dwarf galaxy))
a dwarf spheroidal galaxy situated in the constellation Aries and discovered in 2009 in the data obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is...
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compact formation. Globular clusters are similar in form to dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and though globular clusters were long held to be the more luminous...
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The Antlia Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal/irregular galaxy. It lies about 1.3 Mpc (4.3 million light-years) from Earth in the constellation Antlia. It is...
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IC 342 (redirect from Hidden Galaxy)
a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Unlike galaxies with large bulges such as the Andromeda Galaxy, IC 342 has relatively few dwarf satellite galaxies. KKH 32...
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Andromeda II (category Dwarf spheroidal galaxies)
Andromeda II (And II) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.22 Mly away in the constellation Pisces. While part of the Local Group, it is not quite clear...
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NGC 185 (redirect from Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NGC 185)
NGC 185 (also known as Caldwell 18) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located 2.08 million light-years from Earth, appearing in the constellation Cassiopeia...
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