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dwarf galaxy comparison table

Subject	orbit	has definition	has acronym
blue compact dwarf galaxy			BCD
satellite galaxy		A galaxy that orbits a larger one. The Milky Way has at least ten satellite galaxies.
tidal dwarf galaxy		A self-gravitating entity of dwarf-galaxy mass, built from tidal material expelled during interactions (e.g. AM0547-244, AM1054-325 and AM1353-272)	TDG

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