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*a dwarf galaxy is a small ‘galaxy’ composed of about ‘100 million’ (or up to ‘several billion’) stars*
(a small number compared to the milky way’s 200–400 billion stars)
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(the “large magellanic cloud”,
which closely orbits the ‘milky way’
and contains over ’30 billion’ stars,
is sometimes classified as a “dwarf galaxy”)
(hough others consider it a ‘full-fledged galaxy’)
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(dwarf galaxies’ ‘formation’ + ‘activity’ are thought to be heavily influenced by interactions with larger ‘galaxies’)
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(astronomers identify numerous types of ‘dwarf galaxies’, based on their ‘shape’ + ‘composition’)
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