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Galactic tide
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<p>A galactic tide is a <a href="/facts/Tidal_force/GJgxo7gp">tidal force</a> experienced by objects subject to the <a href="/facts/Gravitational_field/K1uTmJFy">gravitational field</a> of a <a href="/facts/Galaxy/zCyUvEf7">galaxy</a> such as the <a href="/facts/Milky_Way/ulF6lccN">Milky Way</a>. Particular areas of interest concerning galactic tides include <a href="/facts/Interacting_galaxy/zKSVoN8f">galactic collisions</a>, the disruption of <a href="/facts/Dwarf_galaxy/TKS7W9tA">dwarf</a> or <a href="/facts/Satellite_galaxy/FMSSSqrc">satellite galaxies</a>, and the Milky Way's tidal effect on the <a href="/facts/Oort_cloud/wdP3VNxd">Oort cloud</a> of the <a href="/facts/Solar_System/QIcLSazQ">Solar System</a>. </p>