Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
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sagittarius-dwarf-spheroidal-galaxy-177-11273642
title:
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
text:
The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (Sgr dSph), also known as the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, is an elliptical loop-shaped satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It contains four globular clusters in its main body, with the brightest of them—NGC 6715 (M54)—being known well before the discovery of the galaxy itself in 1994. Sgr dSph is roughly 10,000 light-years in diameter, and is currently about 70,000 light-years from Earth, travelling in a polar orbit at a distance of about 50,000 li
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description:
Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_Dwarf_Spheroidal_Galaxy
date created:
2004-01-12T03:27:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T02:46:13Z
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13
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