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A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek galaxias, literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System.

Lists of galaxies

Galaxies by type
Galaxies by association
Other characteristics

Lists of galaxy agglomerations

See also

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