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Sextans Dwarf
subject			fact

Sextans Dwarf	is a part of Sextans
	is a part of Local Group
	has distance from galaxy center 300 kpc
	has discovery date 1990
	orbits Milky Way
	has definition A dwarf companion to the Milky Way. Discovered by computer.
	is an instance of satellite galaxy
galaxy	has number of stars 106 to 1012
	has catalog galaxy catalog
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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