Cigar Galaxy | Galaxy | List of galaxies |
 The Cigar Galaxy (M82) NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 56,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light years distant. ...
List of galaxies: Abell 1835 IR1916 AM 0644-741 Andromeda Galaxy (M31/NGC 224) Andromeda I Andromeda II Andromeda III Aquarius Dwarf Barnards Galaxy (NGC 6822) Black Eye Galaxy (M64/NGC 4826) Bodes Galaxy (M81/NGC 3031) Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy Carina Dwarf Centaurus A Galaxy Draco Dwarf Fornax...
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(Epoch J2000.0) | | Type | SBam (or IB) | | Right ascension | 09h 55.8m 50.7s | | Declination | +69° 40' 43" | | Distance | 12 million ly | | Redshift | ? | | Apparent magnitude (V) | +8.6 | | Apparent dimensions (V) | 11' × 4.6' | | Constellation | Ursa Major | | Physical characteristics | | Radius | unknown | | Absolute magnitude (V) | 12.7 | | Notable features | Edge on barred galaxy | | Other designations | M82, NGC 3034 | The Cigar Galaxy (aka M82 or NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified. ...
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Astronomers classify galaxies based on their overall shape (elliptical, spiral or barred spiral) and further by the specific properties of the individual galaxy (for example degree of ellipse, number of spirals or definition of bar). ...
Right ascension (RA; symbol α: Greek letter alpha; celestial longitude) is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. ...
In astronomy, declination (dec) is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. ...
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A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9. ...
Redshift of spectral lines in the optical spectrum of a supercluster of distant galaxies (right), as compared to that of the Sun (left). ...
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Ursa Major (Ursa Maior in Latin) is a constellation visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. ...
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In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance away from us. ...
Table of all 110 Messier objects. ...
The New General Catalogue (NGC) is the most well-known catalogue of deep sky objects in amateur astronomy. ...
A starburst galaxy is a galaxy in the process of an intense burst of star formation, often as a result of a collision or close encounter between two galaxies. ...
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A light year (or light-year, or lightyear), abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: about 9. ...
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Ursa Major (Ursa Maior in Latin) is a constellation visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. ...
Chandra X-ray Observatory image of the Cigar Galaxy Forming a striking pair in small telescopes with nearby Bode's Galaxy, The Cigar Galaxy is being physically affected by its bigger neighbor. Tidal forces caused by gravity have deformed this galaxy, a process that started roughly 100 million years ago. This interaction has caused star formation to increase 10 fold compared to "normal" galaxies. At present the centers of Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy are about 150,000 light-years apart. Image File history File links M82(2). ...
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Bodes Galaxy, also known as M81 and NGC 3031, is a spiral galaxy located 12 million light years from Earth in the Ursa Major constellation. ...
Gravity is a force of attraction that acts between bodies that have mass. ...
The Chandra X-ray Observatory detected fluctuating X-ray emissions from a sector, approximately 600 light-years away from the centre of the Cigar Galaxy — around 12 million light-years from Earth. Astronomers have postulated that M82 would contain the first known mid-mass black hole, of roughly 500 solar masses. For other uses, see Chandra (disambiguation). ...
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...
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Structure
 The core of the Cigar Galaxy Many speculate that the Cigar galaxy, classified as Irr-II (Irregular galaxy type II - disk irregular). But recent studies suggest that it's actually a barred spiral galaxy seen edge on, with gravitational distortions and massive dust lanes, presenting an irregular morphology to us. Image File history File links Messier82. ...
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NGC1427A, an example of an irregular galaxy. ...
NGC 1300, viewed nearly face-on. ...
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