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Old August 30th 08, 11:01 PM posted to sci.astro
Yousuf Khan
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Default Galaxies have a minimum mass

Dwarf galaxies are all at least 10 million times the mass of the Sun, no
matter how many stars they have in them. They blame it on Dark Matter,
of course.

Minimum Mass for Galaxies Provides Insight on Dark Matter | Universe Today
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08...n-dark-matter/
 




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