Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Dwarf spheroidal galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dwarf spheroidal galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"Dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) is a term in astronomy applied to low luminosity galaxies that are companions to the Milky Way and to the similar systems that are companions to the Andromeda Galaxy M31. While similar to dwarf elliptical galaxies in appearance and properties such as little to no gas or dust or recent star formation, they are approximately spheroidal in shape, generally lower luminosity, and are only recognized as satellite galaxies in the Local Group.[1]"

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