• comprise its halo: the stellar halo the galactic corona (hot gas, i.e. a plasma) the dark matter halo The distinction between the halo and the main body...
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    Spiral galaxy (redirect from Halo star)
    galactic bulge around the galactic core. However, some stars inhabit a spheroidal halo or galactic spheroid, a type of galactic halo. The orbital behaviour...
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    Milky Way (section Halo)
    belong to the old population of the galactic halo. A 2020 study predicted the edge of the Milky Way's dark matter halo being around 292 ± 61 kpc (952,000 ± 199...
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  • ionised, gaseous component in the galactic halo of the Milky Way. A similar body of very hot and tenuous gas in the halo of any spiral galaxy may also be...
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    propose that dark matter halos and subhalos may contain galaxies. The dark matter halo of a galaxy envelops the galactic disc and extends well beyond...
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  • Look up HALO, Halo, halo, or halo- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. HALO, halo, halos or haloes may refer to: Halo (optical phenomenon) Halo (religious...
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  • High-velocity clouds (HVCs) are large collections of gas found throughout the galactic halo of the Milky Way. Their bulk motions in the local standard of rest have...
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    the Sun as its center Galactic halo – Spherical component of a galaxy which extends beyond the main, visible component Galactic corona – Hot, ionised...
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    1086/147433. Searle, L.; Zinn, R. (1978). "Compositions of halo clusters and the formation of the galactic halo". The Astrophysical Journal. 225 (1): 357–379. Bibcode:1978ApJ...
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  • or from an active galactic nucleus can slow the contraction of a forming disk. It has also been suggested that the dark matter halo can pull the galaxy...
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