矮不規則星系(dIrr):是外觀不規則的矮星系[7]。現在認為這種類型的星系對於理解星系的整體演化很重要,因為它們往往具有较低的金屬量和相對高的氣體含量,並且被認為類似於最早充斥於宇宙中的星系。在哈伯深領域探測中發現的暗藍星系(faint blue galaxies)可能是該局部區域的代表星系,因此是最早期的星系。
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