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Satellite galaxy
A satellite galaxy is a smaller galaxy, typically a dwarf, that is gravitationally bound and orbits a larger host galaxy. These companion galaxies may eventually be tidally disrupted or merge with their hosts, and often contain between a few thousand and a few billion stars.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Satellite galaxy"
Nearby Spiral M33
14/12/2004
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2004
N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas
06/10/2004
Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49
21/04/2004
Nearby Spiral M33
02/12/2002
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2001
Elements of Nearby Spiral M33
27/09/2001
Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out
30/07/2001
In the Center of 30 Doradus
21/02/1999
A Supernova Star-Field
09/02/1999
Nearby Spiral M33
21/07/1998
30 Doradus Across the Spectrum
24/12/1997
In the Center of 30 Doradus
04/10/1997
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
08/07/1996
In the Center of 30 Doradus
24/05/1996