blueberry galaxy

noun

A type of galaxy, a dwarf galaxy undergoing starburst dominated by blue light with low metallicity, located at low redshift. A low-redshift green pea galaxy, whose light has not been redshifted much, thus not sliding into the green spectrum, of the archetypal discoveries.

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nounblueberry galaxy (plural blueberry galaxies)

plural blueberry galaxies · alternative blue berry galaxy · alternative blue berry · alternative blueberry

  1. astronomyA type of galaxy, a dwarf galaxy undergoing starburst dominated by blue light with low metallicity, located at low redshift. A low-redshift green pea galaxy, whose light has not been redshifted much, thus not sliding into the green spectrum, of the archetypal discoveries.

    Synonyms: BB, BBG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of galaxy, a dwarf galaxy undergoing starburst dominated by blue light with low metallicity, located at low redshift. A low-redshift green pea galaxy, whose light has not been redshifted much, thus not sliding into the green spectrum, of the archetypal discoveries.

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