See also Galaxy class.

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A galaxy is a dense 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 Charts)

Known GalaxiesEdit

• Andromeda Galaxy
• Milky Way Galaxy
• Triangulum Galaxy

ConnectionsEdit

• 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