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Kraken galaxy
Hypothetical galaxy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kraken galaxy is a hypothetical galaxy that is proposed to have collided and merged with the Milky Way around 11 billion years ago. The Kraken contributed at least 13 (9%) of the surviving 150 globular clusters to the Milky Way. Its existence was first proposed in 2020.[1][2]
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See also
- Sausage Galaxy, dwarf galaxy merged into Milky Way being its last major merger, cause for the Milky Way's thick disc and many halo stars.
- List of open clusters
- List of spiral galaxies
- Open cluster family
- Open cluster remnant
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