Siamese Twins
See also: Siamese twins
English
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editEtymology
editFrom being a pair of galaxies that are similar in appearance and appearing conjoined, analogous to a pair of Siamese twins.
Proper noun
edit- (astronomy) A galaxy pair in Virgo, Virgo Cluster
Usage notes
editNASA has deprecated the name "Siamese Twins" within NASA, due to perceived racist naming in the term "Siamese twins", which is considered to inordinately associate this birth defect with Thailand (“Siam”) and Thai (“Siamese”) people.
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editSee also
edit- Siamese Twins galaxies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:NGC 4567 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Category:NGC 4568 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons