还有第三种不规则星系是矮不规则星系(dIrrs或dI),是在哈伯超深太空探测中被发现的暗弱蓝星系(faint blue galaxies),她们也许只能代表局部(并且是最近的)的现象。这种类型的星系,现在被认为在了解星系的整体演化中是非常重要的环节,这些星系的金属含量较低,但气体的成分相对的偏高,并且被认为比较接近宇宙早期形成的星系。
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Irregular galaxy 不规则星系
An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. The shape of an irregular galaxy is uncommon – they do not fall into any of the regular classes of the Hubble sequence, and they are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a nuclear bulge nor any trace of spiral arm structure.