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hypergalaxy

(sizeable spiral galaxy with satellites)

The term hypergalaxy has been used for sizable spiral galaxy along with satellite galaxies orbiting it, the latter typically small elliptical galaxies. Examples are the Milky Way and Andromeda (with their satellites).


(galaxy type)
Further reading:
http://planetfacts.org/hyper-galaxy/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1978IAUS...79...51E/abstract
https://pages.astro.umd.edu/~eshaya/astro-onto/classes/hypergalaxy.html
https://dictionary.obspm.fr/terms/hypergalaxy/

Referenced by pages:
ARTEMIS
satellite galaxy

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