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'''Satellite galaxies,''' also called '''dwarf galaxies''', were small galaxies that orbited larger galaxies. They contained many [[star]]s, but not as many as a larger [[galaxy]]. | '''Satellite galaxies,''' also called '''dwarf galaxies''', were small galaxies that orbited larger galaxies. They contained many [[star]]s, but not as many as a larger [[galaxy]]. | ||
[[Mutter's Spiral]] had a satellite galaxy called the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy or [[Galaxy Seven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') It also had the two [[Magellanic Clouds]], called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Voyage]]'' | [[Mutter's Spiral]] had a satellite galaxy called the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy or [[Galaxy Seven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]'') It also had the two [[Magellanic Clouds]], called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Voyage (audio story)|The Last Voyage]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:44, 9 January 2021
Satellite galaxies, also called dwarf galaxies, were small galaxies that orbited larger galaxies. They contained many stars, but not as many as a larger galaxy.
Mutter's Spiral had a satellite galaxy called the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy or Galaxy Seven. (PROSE: The Eyeless) It also had the two Magellanic Clouds, called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. (AUDIO: The Last Voyage)
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