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dSph

dSph is the abbreviation of dwarf spheroidal galaxy.

Meaning of dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Noun

dwarf spheroidal galaxy (plural dwarf spheroidal galaxies)

  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
    • 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.1994 Beam Line: Fall Winter 1994

Forms of dSph

pluraldSphs

Questions about dSph

What is dSph the abbreviation of?
DSph is the abbreviation of dwarf spheroidal galaxy.

Words near dSph in the dictionary

  1. dso
  2. DSOG
  3. dsos
  4. DSP
  5. dsp.
  6. dSph
  7. dSphs
  8. DSPs
  9. DSQ
  10. DSQs
  11. dsRNA

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