Glossary term: 矮星系
Description: 矮星系是一種小星系，由於體積非常小，或者表面亮度非常低（或者兩者兼而有之），而異常暗淡。通常情況下，矮星系的亮度最多是太陽亮度的十億倍，相當於我們的銀河系亮度的不到百分之一。矮星系有許多不同的類型，包括矮橢圓星系、矮球星系、矮漩渦星系和矮不規則星系。其中最重要的矮星系之一就是小麥哲倫雲，它是我們的銀河系的一顆矮不規則衛星星系。
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