peculiar galaxy — peculiar galaxy, any one of a group of galaxies having highly unusual shapes: »Many of the peculiar galaxies look as though they were normal in shape at one time, but were subsequently distorted in appearance by some unusual event…either a… … Useful english dictionary
Peculiar — may refer to:* Peculiar (album) , an album by The Slackers* Peculiar , a comic strip, later published as a book, by cartonist Richard Sala* In the Church of England, a Peculiar , (or Peculier) is an extra diocesan place of worship* Peculiar,… … Wikipedia
galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… … Universalium
Galaxy — This article is about the astronomical structure. For other uses, see Galaxy (disambiguation). NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 55,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light… … Wikipedia
Peculiar velocity — In physical cosmology, the term peculiar velocity refers to the components of a receding galaxy s velocity that cannot be explained by Hubble s law.According to Hubble, and as verified by many astronomers, a galaxy is receding from us at a speed… … Wikipedia
peculiar — peculiarly, adv. /pi kyoohl yeuhr/, adj. 1. strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings. 2. uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats. 3. distinctive in nature or character from others. 4. belonging characteristically… … Universalium
Peculiar star — In astrophysics, peculiar stars have distinctly unusual metal abundances, at least in their surface layers. Chemically peculiar stars (CP stars) are common among hot main sequence (hydrogen burning) stars. These hot peculiar stars have been… … Wikipedia
Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies is a catalog of peculiar galaxies produced by Halton Arp. A total of 338 galaxies are presented in the atlas, which was originally published in 1966 by the California Institute of Technology.The primary goal of the… … Wikipedia
Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — Der Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies ist ein Astronomischer Katalog. In ihm sind 338 ungewöhnliche Galaxien mit photographischen Aufnahmen aufgeführt. Die Antennen Galaxie (Arp 244) Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… … Universalium
