Stefan's quintet

Japanese: Stefan's quintet(英語表記)Stefansquintet
Stefan's quintet

…In such a group of galaxies, star formation activity is generally increased in each of the constituent galaxies, and in the case of spiral galaxies, the spiral arm structure is significantly developed. One of the special forms of the group is the galaxy chain, and Stefan's quintet, which is a straight line of five galaxies, is well known. [Kodaira Keiichi] …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Stefan's quintet" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…このような連銀河系では,一般的に各構成銀河内での恒星生成活動が活発化され,渦巻銀河の場合には渦状腕構造が顕著に発達する。群の特殊な形態の一つに,銀河連鎖があって,5個の銀河が直線状に並んだステファンの五つ子Stefan’s quintetなどがよく知られている。【小平 桂一】。…

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