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Dark galaxy, the Glossary

Index Dark galaxy

A dark galaxy is a hypothesized galaxy with no (or very few) stars.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 43 relations: Andromeda Galaxy, Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo Telescope, Astronomical coordinate systems, Astronomical survey, Cosmic dust, Dark matter, Dragonfly 44, Galactic tide, Galaxy, Gravity, Green Bank Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hydrogen atom, Hydrogen line, Hydrogen spectral series, Interstellar cloud, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Mass, Messier 99, Milky Way, Modified Newtonian dynamics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, New Scientist, Observable universe, Parkes Observatory, Quasar, Radio telescope, Redshift, Solar mass, Spectroscopy, Star, Stripe 82, The Astrophysical Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Triangulum Galaxy, Ultra diffuse galaxy, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Cambridge, Virgo Cluster, VIRGOHI21.

  2. Dark concepts in astrophysics
  3. Dark galaxies
  4. Hypothetical galaxies

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

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Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Arecibo Telescope

The Arecibo Telescope was a spherical reflector radio telescope built into a natural sinkhole at the Arecibo Observatory located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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Astronomical coordinate systems

In astronomy, coordinate systems are used for specifying positions of celestial objects (satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, etc.) relative to a given reference frame, based on physical reference points available to a situated observer (e.g. the true horizon and north to an observer on Earth's surface).

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Astronomical survey

An astronomical survey is a general map or image of a region of the sky (or of the whole sky) that lacks a specific observational target.

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Cosmic dust

Cosmic dustalso called extraterrestrial dust, space dust, or star dustis dust that occurs in outer space or has fallen onto Earth.

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Dark matter

In astronomy, dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that appears not to interact with light or the electromagnetic field. Dark galaxy and dark matter are dark concepts in astrophysics.

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Dragonfly 44

Dragonfly 44 is an ultra diffuse galaxy in the Coma Cluster. Dark galaxy and Dragonfly 44 are dark galaxies.

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Galactic tide

A galactic tide is a tidal force experienced by objects subject to the gravitational field of a galaxy such as the Milky Way.

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Galaxy

A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.

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Gravity

In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.

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Green Bank Telescope

The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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Hydrogen atom

A hydrogen atom is an atom of the chemical element hydrogen.

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Hydrogen line

The hydrogen line, 21 centimeter line, or H I line is a spectral line that is created by a change in the energy state of solitary, electrically neutral hydrogen atoms.

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Hydrogen spectral series

The emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen has been divided into a number of spectral series, with wavelengths given by the Rydberg formula.

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Interstellar cloud

An Interstellar Cloud is generally an accumulation of gas, plasma, and dust in our and other galaxies.

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Kavli Institute for Cosmology

The Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge (KICC) is a research establishment set up through collaboration of the University of Cambridge and the Kavli Foundation.

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Mass

Mass is an intrinsic property of a body.

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Messier 99

Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254 or St.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Modified Newtonian dynamics

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is a theory that proposes a modification of Newton's second law to account for observed properties of galaxies. Dark galaxy and Modified Newtonian dynamics are dark matter.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in astronomy, astrophysics and related fields.

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New Scientist

New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.

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Observable universe

The observable universe is a ball-shaped region of the universe consisting of all matter that can be observed from Earth or its space-based telescopes and exploratory probes at the present time; the electromagnetic radiation from these objects has had time to reach the Solar System and Earth since the beginning of the cosmological expansion.

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Parkes Observatory

Parkes Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.

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Quasar

A quasar is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN).

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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky.

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Redshift

In physics, a redshift is an increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the frequency and photon energy, of electromagnetic radiation (such as light).

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Solar mass

The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.

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Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra.

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Star

A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.

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Stripe 82

Stripe 82 is a 300 deg2 equatorial field of sky that was imaged multiple times by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey from 2000 to 2008.

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The Astrophysical Journal

The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.

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Ultra diffuse galaxy

An ultra diffuse galaxy (UDG), or Dark galaxy, is an extremely low luminosity galaxy, the first example of which was discovered in the nearby Virgo Cluster by Allan Sandage and Bruno Binggeli in 1984.

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California.

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University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.

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Virgo Cluster

The Virgo Cluster is a large cluster of galaxies whose center is 53.8 ± 0.3 Mly (16.5 ± 0.1 Mpc) away in the constellation Virgo.

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VIRGOHI21

VIRGOHI21 is an extended region of neutral hydrogen (HI) in the Virgo cluster discovered in 2005. Dark galaxy and VIRGOHI21 are dark galaxies.

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See also

Dark concepts in astrophysics

Dark galaxies

Hypothetical galaxies

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_galaxy

Also known as Dark body, Dark galaxies, Dark galaxy (astronomy), Dark matter galaxies, Dark matter galaxy, Galaxy J0613+52, Galaxy Nube, J0613+52, J0613+52 (galaxy), Nube (galaxy), Nube Galaxy.