Virgo Stellar Stream
(Virgo Stream)
(stellar stream wrapping around the Milky Way)
The Virgo Stellar Stream is a stellar stream that wraps
around the Milky Way, presumed to be a dwarf galaxy
in the process of merging with the Milky Way. It was identified
in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data in 2005.
(stellar stream)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_Stellar_Stream
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014A%26A...566A.118D/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019ApJ...886...76D/abstract
Referenced by page:
Orphan stream
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