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SAGITTARIUS DWARF ELLIPTICAL GALAXY [1 record]

Record 1 2022-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The SagDEG wasn't discovered until 1994, both because it is very dim, and because it was obscured by the central part of our galaxy. Though this galaxy is quite big (about 10,000 light years across), it will likely be disrupted by the tidal forces from the Milky Way galaxy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

[...] la galaxie naine du Sagittaire, une galaxie elliptique satellite de la Voie lactée. D'environ 10 000 années-lumière de diamètre, elle se trouve actuellement à 80 000 années-lumière de la Terre et voyage sur une orbite polaire à environ 50 000 années-lumière du centre de la Voie lactée.

Spanish

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