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dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy
subject			fact

dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy	is a kind of satellite galaxy
satellite galaxy	orbits
galaxy	has number of stars 106 to 1012
	has catalog galaxy catalog
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

Kinds of dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy :

• Draco galaxy (8 facts) - A dwarf elliptical galaxy, the intrinsically faintest (M_v = - 8.5) member of the Local Group (next to And I-III).
• M 32 (6 facts) - An elliptical galaxy that orbits the Andromeda galaxy.
• NGC 205 (4 facts) - An elliptical galaxy that orbits the Andromeda galaxy.
• Sculptor Dwarf (9 facts) - A dwarf elliptical galaxy that orbits the Milky Way (M_v = - 11.28 mag), in the Local Group.
• Ursa Minor Dwarf (7 facts) - An intrinsically faint (M_v ≈ - 9) dwarf elliptical galaxy, a member of the Local Group.