Field galaxy
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A field galaxy is a galaxy that does not belong to a larger cluster of galaxies, but is gravitationally alone. The vast majority of galaxies exist outside of clusters.
Most low surface brightness galaxies are field galaxies.[1]
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- ^ An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology by David J. Adams and others
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