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tidal dwarf galaxy
(TDG)
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tidal dwarf galaxyhas acronym TDG2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
has definition A self-gravitating entity of dwarf-galaxy mass, built from tidal material expelled during interactions (e.g. AM0547-244, AM1054-325 and AM1353-272)has source: Weilbacher, et al., Astron. Astrophys., 358, 819, 2000, 2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
is a kind of dwarf galaxy2001-09-27 09:31:11.0
galaxyhas number of stars 106 to 10122001-09-27 09:31:09.0
has catalog galaxy catalog2001-09-27 09:31:09.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0