An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. Irregular galaxies do not fall into...
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The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SDIG) is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is a member of the NGC 7793 subgroup of the Sculptor...
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The Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SagDIG) is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation of Sagittarius. It lies about 3.4 million light-years away. It...
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The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (also known as Peg DIG or the Pegasus Dwarf) is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus...
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cause the galaxy itself to appear blue in colour. Most BCD galaxies are also classified as dwarf irregular galaxies or as dwarf lenticular galaxies. Because...
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Local Group (redirect from Local Galaxy Group)
Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, Leo A, Tucana Dwarf Galaxy, Cetus Dwarf Galaxy, Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte, Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy, and Sagittarius...
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NGC 5195 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy NGC 5195)
sometimes identified as a lenticular galaxy or as an amorphous or irregular galaxy. It has been described as falling outside the standard morphological...
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spiral galaxy, elliptical galaxy and irregular galaxy. Although theoretical models of galaxy formation and evolution had not previously expected galaxies becoming...
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faint central bulge Sm (SBm) – irregular in appearance; no bulge component Im – highly irregular galaxy Most galaxies in these three classes were classified...
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barred irregular galaxy is an irregular version of a barred spiral galaxy. They have a bar-shaped structure in the middle of an otherwise irregular shape...
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Messier 82 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy M82)
M82 Galaxy Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation...
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IC 10 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy IC 10)
IC 10 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 October 1887. In 1935 Nicholas...
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can occur in disk galaxies, and irregular galaxies often exhibit knots of starburst spread throughout the irregular galaxy. Nevertheless, astronomers typically...
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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 of...
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galaxies are irregular galaxies. The superposition of two or more such irregular galaxies can easily look like a single larger irregular galaxy, which is...
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NGC 55 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy NGC 55)
NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation...
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Pegasus Galaxy, or Pegasus Dwarf Galaxy, or Pegasus Dwarf, can mean several things: Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy or Peg DIG, a member of the Local Group...
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Large Magellanic Cloud (redirect from Magellan galaxy)
galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal (c. 16 kiloparsecs (52,000 light-years) away) and the possible dwarf irregular galaxy...
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Hubble sequence (redirect from Hubble galaxy classification)
fourth class contains galaxies with an irregular appearance. The Hubble sequence is the most commonly used system for classifying galaxies, both in professional...
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Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, a small member of the Local Group This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. If...
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Sculptor Group (redirect from South Polar Group of Galaxies)
allow for easier referencing. The irregular galaxy NGC 55, the spiral galaxy NGC 300, and their companion galaxies have been considered by many researchers...
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objects List of galaxies List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs List of spiral galaxies Canis Major Overdensity – disputed dwarf irregular galaxy 25,000 light-years...
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Dwingeloo 2 (redirect from Dwingeloo 2 Galaxy)
Dwingeloo 2 is a small irregular galaxy discovered in 1996 and located about 10 million light-years away from the Earth. Its discovery was a result of...
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highly irregular shapes. The terms 'peculiar galaxy' and 'interacting galaxy' have now become synonymous because the majority of peculiar galaxies attribute...
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Spitzer Space Telescope. Together with irregular galaxies, spiral galaxies make up approximately 60% of galaxies in today's universe. They are mostly found...
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satellite galaxies Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (Peg DIG) Pegasus galaxy, the Stargate Atlantis fictional location (probably the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy)...
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refer to any of the following: Irregular galaxy Irregular moon Irregular variable, a kind of star Irregular inflection, the formation of derived forms...
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Mythology of Stargate (redirect from Pegasus galaxy (Stargate))
and the Replicators. Stargate Atlantis, set in the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, introduced the Wraith and the Asurans. One of the most influential...
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Sextans A (category Irregular galaxies)
Sextans A (also known as UGCA 205) is a small dwarf irregular galaxy. It spans about 8000 light-years across, and is located at 4.3 million light-years...
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V Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy IC 10 NGC 45 Eridanus II Malin 1 Malin 2 Phoenix Dwarf Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SagDIG) Sextans A Sextans...
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