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Andromeda I comparison table |
Subject | is part of | is a kind of | is an instance of | has discovery date | has definition | has discoverer | orbit |
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satellite galaxy | dwarf galaxy | A galaxy that orbits a larger one. The Milky Way has at least ten satellite galaxies. | |||||
Andromeda I | Local Group | satellite galaxy | 1972 | Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group. It is among the intrinsically faintest members of the Local Group. | van den Bergh | Andromeda galaxy |
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