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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]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') It also had the two [[Magellanic Clouds]], called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. ([[AG]]: ''[[The Last Voyage]]'') | [[Mutter's Spiral]] had a satellite galaxy called the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy or [[Galaxy Seven]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Eyeless]]'') It also had the two [[Magellanic Clouds]], called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. ([[AG]]: ''[[The Last Voyage]]'') | ||
In the [[43rd century]], humans colonised the [[Canis Major Dwarf galaxy]]. ([[DWBIT]]: [[#45]]) | In the [[43rd century]], humans colonised the [[Canis Major Dwarf galaxy]]. ([[DWBIT]]: [[#45]]) | ||
[[Category:Galaxies]] | [[Category:Galaxies]] | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 24 August 2012
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. (NSA: The Eyeless) It also had the two Magellanic Clouds, called the Larger Magellanic Cloud and Smaller Magellanic Cloud. (AG: The Last Voyage)
In the 43rd century, humans colonised the Canis Major Dwarf galaxy. (DWBIT: #45)
