Galaxy
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- See also Galaxy class.
A galaxy is a dense of cluster of millions of stars, nebulae and various other matter which is held in place by a massive gravitational attraction (such as a super massive blackhole).
Galaxies can take on many shapes and sizes, our own galaxy the Milky Way is a Spiral Galaxy so is naturally divided into a number of spiral arms, never the less it is a common practice as means of general galactic charting by many races to divided the Milky Way into four equal Quadrants.
In addition to the main body of a galaxy, many galaxies also have a number of smaller satellite galaxies and globular star clusters which seemingly orbit the main galactic body. (ST reference: Star Trek: Star Charts)
[edit] Known Galaxies
[edit] Connections
- Galaxy article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Galaxy article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
| Multiverse • Universe • Galaxy | |
|---|---|
| Galactic Regions: | Quadrant • Sector • Cluster • Nebula • Star system |
| System Bodies: | Star • Planet • Planetoid • Dwarf planet • Asteroid • Meteoroid • Comet |
