SCIENCE - Kian
SCIENCE - Kian
SCIENCE - Kian
Group 2
Presents
GALAXY
AND
CONSELLATION
A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar
gas, dust, and dark matter Thebound together by gravity.[1][2]
Galaxy
The word is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας),
literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that
ontains the Solar System. Galaxies, averaging an estimated
100 million stars,[3] range in size from dwarfs with less
han a hundred million stars, to the largest galaxies known –
upergiants with one hundred trillion stars,[4] each orbiting
its galaxy's center of mass. Most of the mass in a typical
alaxy is in the form of dark matter, with only a few percent
of that mass visible in the form of stars and nebulae.
Supermassive black holes are a common feature at the
centres of galaxies.
What Is a Galaxy?
Other Multiples
Some multiple star systems include three stars or more, their
orbits intricately intertwined by gravity. As many as seven
stars have been observed in a single system.
Like binaries, triple-star systems can host planets. For
example, our nearest stellar neighbor, the Alpha Centauri
system, includes three stars. The outermost, Proxima
Centauri, is known to host at least one planet. Another three-
star system, HD 131399, includes a giant gas planet four
times the mass of Jupiter in orbit around its central star,
while two more stars appear to orbit both at a much greater
distance.
The Milky Way
The Milky Way is a galaxy that includes the Solar
System.
It is a large spiral system consisting of several hundred
billion stars, one of which is the
Sun.
The
Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years in dia
meter and contains stars, clouds of dust and gas called
nebulae, planets, and
asteroids.
All objects in the Galaxy revolve around the Galaxy's
center, and it takes 250 million years for our Sun to ma
ke one revolution around the center of the Milky
The planetary system
Our solar system is just one specific planetary system—a star with planets
orbiting around it. Our planetary system is the only one officially called “solar
system,” but astronomers have discovered more than 3,200 other stars with
planets orbiting them in our galaxy. That’s just how many we’ve found so far.
There are likely to be many more planetary systems out there Waiting to be
discovered!
Our Sun is just one of about 200 billion stars in our galaxy. That
gives scientists plenty of places to hunt for exoplanets, or planets
outside our solar system. But our capabilities have only recently
progressed to the point where astronomers can actually find such
planets.
Consellation
A constellation is known as a cluster of stars forming an
image based off of mythological heroes and legends
from all around the world.
Most constellations are formed by the most luminous
stars to the unaided eye.
In the sky, stars create various patterns and form groups
of stars of various shapes. This is known as
Constellation. Ursa Major or Big Bear is one of the
most important examples of Constellation.
Types of Consellations
Ursa Major -Reffered to as “Greater bear”