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The Carina Dwarf Spheroidal was discovered
by the UK Schmidt Telescope in 1977. It is a part of the Carina
constellation and is a dwarf galaxy. This dwarf galaxy has
also been referred to as PGC 19441 and E206-G220.
The stars within the Carina Dwarf are about
7 billion years old, making it relatively young compared to
the Milky Way. The Carina Dwarf is actually a satellite
galaxy of the Milky Way, is younger than other Milky
Way satellites, and is actually receding from the Milky Way.
It is thought that the Carina Dwarf galaxy was formed by two
seperate star formation bursts. |
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