dwarf spheroidal galaxy

English

Noun

dwarf spheroidal galaxy (plural dwarf spheroidal galaxies)

(astronomy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
- 1994 Beam Line: Fall Winter 1994
  The inventory keeps growing, and the latest recruit is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, meaning no gas and not many more than 10^6-7 stars, that has the bad luck to be almost on the far side of the galactic centre from us.

Synonyms

dwarf spheroidal

Abbreviations

dSph

Related terms

dwarf galaxy
dwarf elliptical galaxy
elliptical galaxy

Translations

faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter

Esperanto: nana sfera galaksio
French: galaxie naine sphéroïdale f
Hungarian: törpe szferoidális galaxis
Italian: galassia nana sferoidale f

Portuguese: galáxia anã esferoidal f
Romanian: galaxie sferoidală pitică f
Spanish: galaxia enana esferoidal f

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