dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Noun

 * 1)  A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
 * 2) * 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 106-7 stars, that has the bad luck to be almost on the far side of the galactic centre from us.

Synonyms

 * dSph
 * dSph

Translations

 * Esperanto: nana sfera galaksio
 * French: galaxie naine sphéroïdale
 * Hungarian: törpe szferoidális galaxis
 * Italian: galassia nana sferoidale
 * Portuguese: galáxia anã esferoidal
 * Romanian: galaxie sferoidală pitică
 * Spanish: galaxia enana esferoidal