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Showing posts with label Galactic hobbits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galactic hobbits. Show all posts

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Galactic hobbits


What do we know about galaxies, Hobbits, and why they have such a peculiar name?

The name "hobbit galaxies" ("hobbit galaxy") - this is quite a new term used to describe galaxies that are smaller and dimmer than the dwarf galaxies. By the number of stars that inhabit such galaxies (hundreds of thousands of stars), these objects occupy an intermediate position between dwarf galaxies and star clusters.