Irregular Dwarf

NGC 3109

19,000 ly across~20B stars0 charted systems
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Galactic Lore

A Magellanic-type dwarf irregular galaxy on the outskirts of the Local Group. NGC 3109 is gravitationally associated with the Antlia Dwarf and the Sextans galaxies, forming a loose chain of small galaxies at the Local Group's boundary. It shows active star formation despite its isolation.