Blue compact dwarf galaxy

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NGC 1705, a nearby example of a blue compact dwarf galaxy. Image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
NGC 1705, a nearby example of a blue compact dwarf galaxy. Image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

In astronomy, a blue compact dwarf galaxy (BCD galaxy) is a small galaxy which contains large clusters of young, hot, massive stars. These stars cause the galaxy to appear blue in color.[1] Nearby examples include NGC 1705, NGC 2915 and NGC 3353.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b blue compact dwarf galaxy (BCD), David Darling, entry in The Internet Encyclopedia of Science. Accessed on line October 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Optical observations of NGC 2915: A nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy, G. R. Meurer, G. Mackie and C. Carignan, The Astronomical Journal 107, #6 (June 1994), pp. 2021–2035.
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