藍緻密矮星系BCD星系)是天文學上對擁有年輕、炙熱、大質量恆星組成大星團的小星系所給的名稱,而這些恆星使星系的顏色偏藍[1]。鄰近的例子有NGC 1705NGC 2915NGC 3353[1][2]

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來自哈伯太空望遠鏡NGC 1705影像,是鄰近的藍緻密矮星系的例子。

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