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A blue compact dwarf galaxy SBS 0335 - 052 from the Second Byurakan Survey with extremely low heavy element abundance is found. The oxygen abundance in SBS 0335 - 052 is 77 times lower than the solar value and it is 1.7 times lower than that in I Zw 18. The electron temperature of gas is extremely high and equals 24800 K. SBS 0335 - 052 is a probable candidate for a young galaxy.
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Izotov, Y.I., Lipovetskii, V.A., Guseva, N.G., Kniazev, A.Y., Stepanian, J.A. (1990). The New Brilliant Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy: A Test on the Early Stages of Galaxy Evolution. In: Capuzzo-Dolcetta, R., Chiosi, C., di Fazio, A. (eds) Physical Processes in Fragmentation and Star Formation. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 162. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0605-1_20
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