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Glossary term: 원반은하

Description: 원반은하는 별, 가스, 먼지가 평탄한 형태로 은하중심 주위로 동일평면상 원형 운동을 하는 은하의 한 유형입니다. 나선팔이나 이와 연관된 별생성 활동이 이같은 원반에서 흔하게 관찰됩니다. 대부분의 은하 분류방식에서 원반 은하는 타원은하, 불규칙은하, 왜소은하와 다르게 분류합니다.

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