Holmberg radius Comparison Table

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Holmberg radius comparison table

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Holmberg radius radius The radius of an external galaxy at which the surface brightness is 26.6 mag arcsec^-2. This criterion was developed by Holmberg in 1958 to estimate the actual dimensions of the major and minor axes of a galaxy without regard to its orientation in space.

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Holmberg radius	radius		The radius of an external galaxy at which the surface brightness is 26.6 mag arcsec^-2. This criterion was developed by Holmberg in 1958 to estimate the actual dimensions of the major and minor axes of a galaxy without regard to its orientation in space.

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