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List of galaxies

Index List of galaxies

The following is a list of notable galaxies. [1]

66 relations: A2261-BCG, Andromeda Galaxy, Antennae Galaxies, Arp 7, BDF-521, Cosmos Redshift 7, ESO 137-001, ESO 306-17, Galaxy, Galaxy filament, Galaxy formation and evolution, Hercules A, IC 1101, IC 5332, ISOHDFS 27, LBG-2377, List of galaxies named after people, List of galaxy groups and clusters, List of largest cosmic structures, List of largest exoplanets, List of largest nebulae, List of largest stars, List of most massive black holes, List of most massive exoplanets, List of most massive stars, List of nearest galaxies, List of polar-ring galaxies, List of quasars, List of ring galaxies, List of spiral galaxies, Lists of astronomical objects, Lists of galaxies, Malin 1, Markarian 231, Messier 32, Messier 81, Mice Galaxies, Milky Way, NGC 1262, NGC 2623, NGC 428, NGC 4500, NGC 468, NGC 469, NGC 470, NGC 472, NGC 4790, NGC 481, NGC 484, NGC 4860, ..., NGC 4874, NGC 584, NGC 6166, NGC 65, NGC 66, NGC 6872, Orders of magnitude (numbers), Outline of galaxies, Pea galaxy, Phoenix Cluster, Spiral galaxy, TN J0924-2201, Triangulum Galaxy, UGC 2885, Whirlpool Galaxy, 3C 20. Expand index (16 more) »

A2261-BCG

A2261-BCG (short for Abell 2261 Brightest Cluster Galaxy) is a huge elliptical galaxy in the cluster Abell 2261.

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Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

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Antennae Galaxies

The Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039, are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus.

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Arp 7

Arp 7 (PGC 24836) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra.

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BDF-521

BDF-521 is a remote galaxy with a redshift of z.

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Cosmos Redshift 7

Cosmos Redshift 7 (also known as COSMOS Redshift 7, Galaxy Cosmos Redshift 7, Galaxy CR7 or CR7) is a high-redshift Lyman-alpha emitter galaxy (meaning CR7 is one of the oldest, most distant galaxies), in the constellation Sextans, about 12.9 billion light travel distance years from Earth, reported to contain the first stars (first generation; Population III)—formed soon after the Big Bang during the reionisation epoch (redshift, z ∼ 6−7), when the Universe was about 800 million years old—to have provided the chemical elements (like oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium and iron) needed for the later formation of planets and life as it is known.

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ESO 137-001

ESO 137-001 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the cluster known as Abell 3627 (Norma Cluster).

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ESO 306-17

ESO 306-17 is a fossil group giant elliptical galaxy in the Columba constellation, about 1 million light-years in diameter, and 493 million light-years away.

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Galaxy

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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Galaxy filament

The distribution reveals fine, filamentary structures.

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Galaxy formation and evolution

The study of galaxy formation and evolution is concerned with the processes that formed a heterogeneous universe from a homogeneous beginning, the formation of the first galaxies, the way galaxies change over time, and the processes that have generated the variety of structures observed in nearby galaxies.

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Hercules A

Hercules A is a bright astronomical radio source within the vicinity of the constellation Hercules corresponding to the galaxy 3C 348.

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IC 1101

IC 1101 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy at the center of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster, approximately 320 megaparsecs (1.04 billion light-years) from Earth.

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IC 5332

IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is a spiral galaxy about 39 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.

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ISOHDFS 27

ISOHDFS 27 is the most massive spiral galaxy in the Hubble Deep Field South known so far which is 130,000 light-years in diameter.

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LBG-2377

LBG-2377 is the most distant galaxy merger discovered, as of 2008, at a distance of 11.4 billion light years.

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List of galaxies named after people

A small number of galaxies or galaxy groups have been named after individual people.

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List of galaxy groups and clusters

This page lists some galaxy groups and galaxy clusters.

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List of largest cosmic structures

This is a list of the largest cosmic structures so far discovered.

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List of largest exoplanets

Below is a list of the largest exoplanets so far discovered, in terms of physical size, ordered by radius.

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List of largest nebulae

Below is a list of the largest nebulae so far discovered, ordered by size.

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List of largest stars

Below is an ordered list of the largest stars currently known by radius.

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List of most massive black holes

This is an ordered list of the most massive black holes so far discovered (and probable candidates), measured in units of solar masses, or the mass of the Sun (approx. kilograms).

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List of most massive exoplanets

This is a list of most massive exoplanets so far discovered, arranged by decreasing Jupiter mass.

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List of most massive stars

This is a list of the most massive stars so far discovered, in solar masses.

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List of nearest galaxies

This is a list of known galaxies within 3.59 megaparsecs (11.7 million light-years) of the Solar System, in ascending order of distance.

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List of polar-ring galaxies

The following table lists polar-ring galaxies.

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List of quasars

This is a list of quasars.

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List of ring galaxies

This is a list of ring galaxies.

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List of spiral galaxies

A spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by a central bulge of old Population II stars surrounded by a rotating disc of younger Population I stars.

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Lists of astronomical objects

This is a list of lists, grouped by type of astronomical object.

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Lists of galaxies

This is a list of lists of galaxies.

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Malin 1

Malin 1 is a giant low surface brightness (LSB) spiral galaxy.

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Markarian 231

Markarian 231 (UGC 8058) is a Type-1 Seyfert galaxy that was discovered in 1969 as part of a search of galaxies with strong ultraviolet radiation.

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Messier 32

Messier 32 (also known as NGC 221) is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy located about 2.65 million light-years from Earth, appearing in the constellation Andromeda.

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Messier 81

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Mice Galaxies

NGC 4676, or the Mice Galaxies, are two spiral galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.

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NGC 1262

NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus.

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NGC 2623

NGC 2623 is a galaxy in the constellation of Cancer.

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NGC 428

NGC 428 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster), with its spiral structure distorted and warped, possibly the result of the collision of two galaxies.

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NGC 4500

NGC 4500 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.

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NGC 468

NGC 468 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.

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NGC 469

NGC 469 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.

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NGC 470

NGC 470 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.

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NGC 472

NGC 472 is a spiral galaxy located roughly 220 million lightyears from earth in the constellation Pisces.

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NGC 4790

NGC 4790 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy (SBc) located in the vicinity of the constellation Virgo.

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NGC 481

NGC 481 is a elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

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NGC 484

NGC 484 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Tucana.

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NGC 4860

NGC 4860 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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NGC 4874

NGC 4874 (Coma A) is a giant elliptical galaxy.

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NGC 584

NGC 584 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

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NGC 6166

NGC 6166 is an elliptical galaxy in the Abell 2199 cluster.

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NGC 65

NGC 65 (ESO 473-10A/PGC 1229) is a galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

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NGC 66

NGC 66 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Frank Muller in 1886, and is located in the Cetus constellation.

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NGC 6872

NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of type in the constellation Pavo.

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Orders of magnitude (numbers)

This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order, including counts of things, dimensionless quantity and probabilities.

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Outline of galaxies

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to galaxies: Galaxies – gravitationally bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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Pea galaxy

A Pea galaxy, also referred to as a Pea or Green Pea, might be a type of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy which is undergoing very high rates of star formation.

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Phoenix Cluster

The Phoenix Cluster (SPT-CL J2344-4243) is a massive, type I galaxy cluster located at its namesake constellation, the southern constellation of Phoenix.

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Spiral galaxy

Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae(pp. 124–151) and, as such, form part of the Hubble sequence.

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TN J0924-2201

TN J0924-2201 is the most distant radio galaxy known to date.

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Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.

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UGC 2885

UGC 2885 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 313 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus.

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Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.

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3C 20

3C 20 is a radio galaxy located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_galaxies

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