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The term "flocculent" refers to a type of spiral galaxy, not one specific galaxy. Flocculent galaxies have lots of short arm segments instead of a few long, continuous spirals.
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What is billions of stars held together by gravitational attraction?
it is a galaxy.
Where would you find the brightest part of a galaxy?
Most of the times, the brightest part of the galaxy is at the ceentre due the higher density of stars .Also if the galaxy is a spiral then the brightest part of the galaxy are the spiral arms because they are the star formation areas in the galaxy
A system of stars held together by gravity?
A sun or a star is a glowing ball of gas held together by gravity. A sun holds together a solar system of planets, so that may be the answer you are looking for.
How often is a star born in our galaxy?
Well, I am not exactly sure what you mean but the Sun is located 26,000 light-years from the galaxy's center in one of the spiral arms. In the galaxy, all stars orbit around a central region or core. It takes about 225 million years for the sun to orbit the center of the Milky Way. That's as much infotmation as I can give to you. Hope that helped and your question is somewhat answered. :D
What did many astronomers believe about galaxiesin the 1920s?
That the Milky Way is the only existing galaxy populated by millions of sun-like stars. It wasn't until Edwin Hubble's discovery of the Andromeda galaxy in 1922 that everything changed, where we, since his discovery, now know that there are billions of galaxies each containing hundreds upon billions of stars! EDIT: Now I registered! If you want to know more, feel free to contact me!
What is the difference between a flocculent spiral galaxy and a grand design spiral galaxy?
A grand design spiral galaxy (like Whirlpool Galaxy) has prominent and well defined spiral arms, whereas a flocculent galaxy (like Sunflower Galaxy) has short segments of spiral structure, "fluffy" in appearance, but without the dramatic well defined spiral arms of a grand design spiral.
Why are stars in your galaxy?
A galaxy is by a definition a group of stars. If there were no stars it could not be a galaxy.
At what galaxy are stars?
Every galaxy contains stars, if that's what you mean. "Galaxy" means "big bunch of stars". No stars ===> no galaxy.
Which galaxy has no blue stars?
Elliptical Galaxy The Elliptical Galaxy has mostly old stars and blue stars are new stars.
Why has your galaxy got stars?
If it didn't have stars it wouldn't be a galaxy
What is the circular collection of stars?
The answer is Galaxy. a circular collection of stars is a galaxy
Are there other stars in our galaxy?
There are about 200 -> 400 billion stars in our Galaxy
Can stars exist outside a galaxy?
Yes, stars can exist outside of a Galaxy, but the majority are within a galaxy.
Are the stars you see in the sky only in your galaxy?
the milky way is everybodys galaxy and yes the stars you see are in your galaxy
Does a galaxy consist of stars?
A GALAXY Does consist of stars.It's consisted out of gas,dust,and stars.
How many stars are there in the Gusty Garden Galaxy on Super Mario Galaxy?
6 stars
What do you mean by galaxy of stars?
It means that a galaxy is made up of millions or billions of stars.
