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Apr 24, 2015 at 14:17 comment added zibadawa timmy It may be worth pointing out that, originally, there was no distinction between the two, and scientists of the time called both objects nebulae. It took some time before they could be distinguished, which is an issue of gravitational binding. The smallest (or at least least massive) known galaxy Segue 2 has a significantly smaller expanse than the biggest nebula.
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