Hot, ionised, gaseous component in the Galactic halo
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The terms galactic corona and gaseous corona have been used in the first decade of the 21st century to describe a hot, ionised, gaseous component in the galactic halo of the Milky Way. A similar body of very hot and tenuous gas in the halo of any spiral galaxy may also be described by these terms.
The terms galacticcorona and gaseous corona have been used in the first decade of the 21st century to describe a hot, ionised, gaseous component in the...
distinct components of a galaxy comprise its halo: the stellar halo the galacticcorona (hot gas, i.e. a plasma) the dark matter halo The distinction between...
bright nuclei Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center Galacticcorona – Hot, ionised...
Sun as its center Galactic halo – Spherical component of a galaxy which extends beyond the main, visible component Galacticcorona – Hot, ionised, gaseous...
composition Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center Galacticcorona – Hot, ionised...
general Active galactic nucleus Galactic bulge Galactic disc Galactic habitable zone Galactic halo Dark matter halo GalacticcoronaGalactic magnetic fields...
settled into the galactic plane and reformed the thin disk. Disc galaxy Galaxy formation and evolution GalacticcoronaGalactic halo Galactic spheroid Spiral...
Scorpius, where the Milky Way appears brightest. galactic coordinate system galacticcoronagalactic nucleus The region at the center of a galaxy, usually...
The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Sun to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. One...
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are the largest known structures in the universe, consisting of walls of galactic superclusters. These massive, thread-like formations can commonly reach...
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Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer...
Corona Australis is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its Latin name means "southern crown", and it is the southern counterpart of...
A corona (pl.: coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere. It is a hot but relatively dim region of plasma populated by intermittent...
that it extends to over 100 kiloparsecs from the galactic centre. Dark matter halo Galacticcorona Kinman, T. D.; Wirtanen, C. A.; Janes, K. A. (July...
is located at a radius of about 27,000 light-years (8.3 kpc) from the Galactic Center, on the inner edge of the Orion Arm, one of the spiral-shaped concentrations...
the primary galaxy's spiral arms. An example of a major interaction is a galactic collision, which may lead to a galaxy merger. A giant galaxy interacting...
An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum...
and extends into the galacticcorona. In the Milky Way cold dark nebula are concentrated in spiral arms and around the Galactic Center. Dark nebulae are...
close encounters with other clusters and clouds of gas as they orbit the Galactic Center. This can result in a loss of cluster members through internal close...
orbit of the galactic center cause it to regularly pass through the galactic plane. When the Sun's orbit takes it outside the galactic plane which bisects...
subject for astronomical research since antiquity. The Sun orbits the Galactic Center at a distance of 24,000 to 28,000 light-years. From Earth, it is...
{\displaystyle \delta } ) of −18° 38′ 43″ (J2000). It is located within the Galacticcorona of NGC 1407, a massive spherical galaxy which is located approximately...
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