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ultra diffuse galaxy

(UDG)
(a galaxy with extremely low luminosity)

An ultra diffuse galaxy (UDG) is a galaxy with a very low luminosity, essentially an extreme example of an low-surface-brightness galaxy. UDGs lack the gas to feed star formation and tend to have older stars, and if star formation has become miniscule, a greater percentage of its stars are late-type, with low luminosity.


(galaxy type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_diffuse_galaxy
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019MNRAS.485.1036M/abstract

Referenced by pages:
Dragonfly Telephoto Array
NGC 1052
ultra-faint dwarf galaxy (UFD)

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