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Dwarf galaxy
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Small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars
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Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Carina
Crater 2 Dwarf
Dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Antlia II
Low surface-brightness dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Canis Major Overdensity
Disputed galaxy located near the constellation Canis Major
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
Dwarf spheroidal Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Andromeda XIX
Satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud
Dwarf irregular galaxy, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Magellanic Clouds
Two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
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Dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Low-luminosity galaxy of old stars and little dust
Dwarf elliptical galaxy
Elliptical galaxy smaller than normal ones
Magellanic Clouds
Two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
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Globular cluster ejection, infall, and the host dark matter halo of the Pegasus dwarf galaxy
scholarly article
Anomalous Cepheids in the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scientific article published in January 1986
The distribution of stars in the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scientific article published in January 1961
The horizontal branch of the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Spectroscopy of anomalous Cepheids in the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scientific article
Gunn system photometry of the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scholarly article in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 18, 1986
RR Lyrae variables in the Crater II dwarf galaxy
scientific article published in January 2018
A color-magnitude diagram for the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scholarly article
A Sequoia in the Garden: FSR 1758β€”Dwarf Galaxy or Giant Globular Cluster?
scientific article published in January 2019
The variable star system of the Sculptor dwarf galaxy
scientific article published in January 1991
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A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of about 1000 up to several billion stars, as compared to the Milky Way's 200–400 billion stars. The Large Magellanic Cloud, which closely orbits the Milky Way and contains over 30 billion stars, is sometimes classified as a dwarf galaxy; others consider it a full-fledged galaxy. Dwarf galaxies'...

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