We find one of the brightest satellites of the Milky Way – the Russian newspaper

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Scientists University of Cambridge have discovered a new galaxy, which lies at a distance of 380 000 light years from Earth. It is the brightest of the satellites of the Milky Way, opened in the last decade, RIA Novosti reported.

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Astronomers have discovered a galaxy in the analysis VST ATLAS survey – data from huge set of optical telescopes in the observatory in Chile. The new facility was named Crater 2 (2 Bowl). Because of the remoteness of our planet can not be seen with the naked eye, but it is possible to distinguish individual stars of this galaxy.

 

Crater 2 became the fourth largest among the satellites of the Milky Way: its diameter – seven thousand light years. In addition, it also recognized the brightest satellite galaxies discovered by astronomers over the past 10 years. Crater 2 emits 160 thousand times more light than the sun.

 

Why is it so long searched? The fact that two stars Crater placed too far apart. Also, as to the scientists, located near four galaxy object. This globular cluster Crater, where many stars closely associated gravity and orbiting the galactic center. Plus or three dwarf galaxies in the constellation Leo.

 

Experts do not rule out that all of them progressively “absorbs” the Milky Way.