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Satellite galaxy
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A satellite galaxy is a smaller companion galaxy that travels on bound orbits within the gravitational potential of a more massive and luminous host galaxy. Satellite galaxies and their constituents a
The Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy, and fourth largest in the Local Group. This satellite is also classified as a tr
The Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy, and fourth largest in the Local Group. This satellite is also classified as a transition type between a dwarf spiral and dwarf irregular.
Remnants of a minor merger can be observed in the form of a stellar stream falling onto the galaxy NGC 5907.
Remnants of a minor merger can be observed in the form of a stellar stream falling onto the galaxy NGC 5907.
An edge-on photo of the Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565) that demonstrates the observed thick disk and thin disk components of satellite galaxies.
An edge-on photo of the Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565) that demonstrates the observed thick disk and thin disk components of satellite galaxies.
Milky Way
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The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the nig
Satellite galaxy
…gravitationally bound to the Sun. While most satellite galaxies are dwarf galaxies, satellite galaxies of large galaxy clusters can be much more massive. The Milky Way is orbited by about fifty satellite galaxies, the largest of which is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Moreover, satellite galaxies are not the only…
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star).
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star).
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
A diagram of the Sun's location in the Milky Way; the angles represent longitudes in the galactic coordinate system
A diagram of the Sun's location in the Milky Way; the angles represent longitudes in the galactic coordinate system