This is a list of notable galaxies. For other uses, see Galaxy (disambiguation). ...

List

• Abell 1835 IR1916
• AM 0644-741
• Andromeda Galaxy (M31/NGC 224)
• Andromeda I
• Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039)
• Aquarius Dwarf
• Arp 299 - pair of colliding galaxies; has six recorded supernovae (in total). This is composed of IC 694 and NGC 3690.
• Black Eye Galaxy (M64/NGC 4826)
• Bode's Galaxy (M81/NGC 3031)
• Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
• Carina Dwarf
• Centaurus A Galaxy
• Cigar Galaxy (M82/NGC 3034)
• Circinus Galaxy
• Comet Galaxy
• Draco Dwarf
• Dwingeloo 1
• Dwingeloo 2
• Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-4438)
• Fornax Dwarf
• Hoag's object (a ring galaxy)
• Huchra's Lens
• HVC 127-41-330
• I Zwicky 18
• IC 10
• IC 342
• IC 1613
• IOK-1 - Farthest galaxy ever observed. (formed 750 million years after the Big Bang)
• Large Magellanic Cloud
• Leo I (dwarf galaxy)
• LGS 3
• M32 (NGC 221)
• M49
• M58
• M59
• M60
• M61
• M65
• M66
• M74 (NGC 628)
• M77
• M84
• M85
• M86
• M87
• M88
• M89
• M90
• M91
• M94
• M95
• M96
• M98
• M99
• M100 (NGC 4321)
• M105
• M106
• M108
• M109
• M110 (NGC 205)
• Maffei I
• Maffei II
• Mice Galaxies
• Milky Way Galaxy - home galaxy of Earth, satellites
• NGC 1
• NGC 55
• NGC 147
• NGC 185
• NGC 300
• NGC 404
• NGC 891
• NGC 1055 - a galaxy near M77
• NGC 1087 - a short-barred (i.e. it has a short bar) galaxy
• NGC 1260
• NGC 1275
• NGC 1300
• NGC 1316 (Fornax A Galaxy)
• NGC 1365
• NGC 1532
• NGC 1569
• NGC 1672 - a galaxy similar to NGC 1300
• NGC 1705
• NGC 2207 and IC 2163 - pair of colliding galaxies.
• NGC 2403
• NGC 2770 'Supernova Factory' the location of three supernovas since 1999
• NGC 2812
• NGC 2976
• NGC 3077
• NGC 3079
• NGC 3109
• NGC 3184
• NGC 3226
• NGC 3227
• NGC 3310
• NGC 3314 - a galaxy overlapping another galaxy, thus constituting a galactic pair (i.e. the two are listed as a single object).
• NGC 3370
• NGC 3384
• NGC 3628
• NGC 3949 - part of M109 group
• NGC 3953 - part of M109 group
• NGC 3982 - part of M109 group
• NGC 4013
• NGC 4314
• NGC 4395
• NGC 4414
• NGC 4555 - an isolated elliptical galaxy.
• NGC 4565
• NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - also known as "Siamese Twins" or the Butterfly Galaxies.
• NGC 4618/NGC 4625 - interacting galaxies, with each being asymmetric and having one spiral arm.
• NGC 4881
• NGC 4945
• NGC 5078
• NGC 5195
• NGC 6240
• NGC 6822 (Barnards galaxy)
• NGC 7331
• NGC 7742
• Galaxy_0402+379
• Pegasus Dwarf
• Phoenix Dwarf
• Pinwheel Galaxy (M101/NGC 5457)
• RXJ1242-11
• Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
• Sculptor Dwarf
• Sculptor Galaxy
• Sextans A
• Sextans Dwarf
• Small Magellanic Cloud
• Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
• Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83/NGC 5236)
• Spindle Galaxy
  • Spindle Galaxy in Draco (NGC 5866, possibly M102)
  • Spindle Galaxy in Sextans (NGC 3115)
• Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57
• Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
• Triangulum Galaxy (M33/NGC 598)
• Tucana Dwarf
• Ursa Major I Dwarf
• Ursa Major II Dwarf
• Ursa Minor Dwarf
• VIRGOHI21
• Virgo Stellar Stream
• Whirlpool Galaxy (M51/NGC 5194)
• Willman 1
• Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM)
• UGC 5675
• ZW II 96

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916 is seen as a tiny dot in this photo of distant galaxies. ... AM 0644-741, as taken by the Hubble telescope AM 0644-741 is a spiral galaxy, and a ring galaxy which means it has a ring of nebulae around it. ... The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts) is a spiral galaxy approximately 2. ... Andromeda I, also known as And 1, is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph). ... The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. ... The Aquarius Dwarf galaxy is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy, that was first catalogued in 1966 by the DDO survey. ... Arp 299 (also known as IC 694 and NGC 3690) are a set of galaxies approximately 134 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ... Remnant of Keplers Supernova, SN 1604. ... The Black Eye Galaxy (aka Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier in 1780. ... 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. ... The Canis Major Dwarf galaxy is located in the same part of the sky as the constellation of Canis Major. ... The Carina Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy in the Carina constellation. ... VLA and Optical image of the Centaurus A Galaxy. ... The Cigar Galaxy (aka M82 or NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | Circinus constellation | Spiral galaxies ... The Draco Dwarf galaxy was discovered by Albert G. Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954. ... Dwingeloo 1 Dwingeloo 1 [ dwhingelluooo ] is a nearby Barred Spiral Galaxy (Type SBb) in the constellation of Casseopeia. ... Dwingeloo 2 is a small spiral galaxy and is a companion of Dwingeloo 1. ... The Fornax Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. ... Hoags Object is a non-typical galaxy of the type known as a ring galaxy. ... Hurchas Lens is the lensing galaxy of the Einstein Cross (Quasar 2237+30), it is also called ZW 2237+030. ... HVC 127-41-330 is a high velocity cloud located at that galactic longitude, latitude, and velocity towards Earth. ... I Zwicky 18 is a galaxy 45 million light years away. ... Irregular Galaxy IC 10. ... IC 1613 is an irregular galaxy and a dwarf galaxy in the Cetus constellation. ... IOK-1, probably the oldest galaxy yet found, was discovered in September 2006 by Masanori Iye at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. ... For other uses, see Big Bang (disambiguation). ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo. ... LGS 3 is an irregular galaxy and a dwarf galaxy that is suspected to be part of the local group. ... Elliptical Galaxy M32 (also known as Messier Object 32, Messier 32, M32, or NGC 221) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Andromeda constellation, a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, and a member of the Local Group galaxies. ... Elliptical Galaxy M49 (also known as Messier Object 49, Messier 49, M49, or NGC 4472) is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo constellation. ... M58, courtesy of NOAO, taken in April of 1998 at the Kitt Peak 0. ... M59, courtesy of NOAO. Elliptical Galaxy M59 (also known as Messier Object 59, Messier 59, M59, or NGC 4621) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. ... M60, courtesy of NOAO Elliptical Galaxy M60 (also known as Messier Object 60, Messier 60, M60, or NGC 4649) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. ... Spiral Galaxy M61 (also known as Messier Object 61 or NGC 4303) is a large spiral galaxy of type SABbc in the Virgo Cluster. ... Spiral Galaxy M65 (also known as Messier Object 65, Messier 65, M65, or NGC 3623) is a spiral galaxy in the Leo constellation. ... The galaxies Messier 65 right top, Messier 66 right bottom and NGC 3628 left Spiral Galaxy M66 (also known as Messier Object 66, Messier 66, M66, or NGC 3627) is a spiral galaxy in the Leo constellation. ... Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628) is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. ... Spiral Galaxy M77. ... The M84 (also known as Messier Object 84, Messier 84, or NGC 4374) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. ... M85, courtesy of NOAO The Lenticular Galaxy M85 (also known as Messier Object 85, Messier 85, M85, or NGC 4382) is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. ... The Lenticular Galaxy M86 (also known as Messier Object 86, Messier 86, M86, or NGC 4406) is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo constellation. ... M87 (also known as Virgo A, Messier 87 or NGC 4486) is a giant elliptical galaxy. ... Spiral Galaxy M88. ... Elliptical Galaxy M89 (also known as Messier Object 89, Messier 89, M89, or NGC 4552) is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo constellation. ... The Spiral Galaxy M90 (also known as Messier Object 90, Messier 90, M90, or NGC 4569) is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. ... Spiral Galaxy M91. ... Spiral Galaxy M94. ... The Spiral Galaxy M95 (also known as Messier Object 95, Messier 95, M95, or NGC 3351) is a spiral galaxy (type SBb) in the constellation Leo. ... M96 (also known as NGC 3368) is a barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. ... M98, courtesy of NOAO The Spiral Galaxy M98 (also known as Messier Object 98, Messier 98, M98, or NGC 4192) is a spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation, and despite that part of the Virgo Cluster. ... The Spiral Galaxy M99 (also known as Messier Object 99, Messier 99, M99, or NGC 4254) is a spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. ... Spiral Galaxy M100 (also known as Messier Object 100, Messier 100, M100 or NGC 4321) is a spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. ... Elliptical Galaxy M105 (also known as Messier Object 105, Messier 105, M105, or NGC 3379) is an elliptical galaxy in the Leo constellation. ... The Spiral Galaxy M106 (also known as Messier Object 106, Messier 106, M106, or NGC 4258) is a spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation. ... The Spiral Galaxy M108 (also known as Messier Object 108, Messier 108, M108, or NGC 3556) is a spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. ... The Spiral Galaxy M109 (also known as Messier Object 109, Messier 109, M109, or NGC 3992) is a spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. ... Maffei I is a large elliptical galaxy (type E or S0) in Cassiopeia. ... Maffei II is a large barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Cassiopeia. ... The Mice Galaxies ar two spiral galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... List of satellites of Milky Way: Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy - 25,000 ly (satellite of Milky Way) Sagittarius Dwarf - 81,000 ly (satellite of Milky Way) Large Magellanic Cloud - 160,000 ly (satellite of Milky Way) Small Magellanic Cloud - 190,000 ly (satellite of Milky Way) Ursa Minor Dwarf - 205... NGC 1 (also known as Spiral Galaxy NGC 1) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | NGC objects | Sculptor group | Barred spiral galaxies ... Dwarf spheroidal galaxy NGC 147 is a member of the Local Group of galaxies. ... NGC 185 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy about 2. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | NGC objects | Sculptor group | Spiral galaxies ... NGC 404, also known as Mirachs Ghost, is a small galaxy visible in amateur telescopes near the star Mirach in the constellation Andromeda. ... NGC 891 is an edge on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. ... NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. ... NGC 1275 is a type 1. ... NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy about 69 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus and is part of the Eridanus Cluster. ... NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a lenticular galaxy about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. ... This article is about a celestial body. ... NGC 1532 is a pair of Interacting galaxies about 55 million ly. ... NGC 1569 is an irregular galaxy and dwarf galaxy in Camelopardalis that was discovered by William Herschel on November 4, 1788. ... NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. ... NGC 1705, courtesy of NASA NGC 1705 is an irregular galaxy and dwarf galaxy about 2,000 lightyears across and part of the Pictor Constellation. ... NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of spiral galaxies about 144 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. ... Interacting galaxies (Colliding galaxies) is the result of gravity of two close galaxies. ... NGC 2403 is a spiral galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. ... Part of the M81 group,[] NGC 2976, located 1° 20′ southwest of M81, is an unbarred spiral galaxy. ... NGC 3077 is a smaller member of the M81 Group. ... NGC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ... NGC 3109 is a small irregular galaxy between 4. ... Spiral Galaxy NGC 3184. ... NGC 3227 is a Seyfert galaxy. ... NGC 3314, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. ... The Spiral Galaxy NGC 3628 (also known as NGC 3628) is a spiral galaxy in the Leo constellation. ... Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 The Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 (also known as NGC 3982) is a spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. ... NGC 4395 is the designation of a galaxy that is notable in that it has the smallest discovered supermassive black hole at its center, at only 300,000 sun masses. ... 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. ... NGC 4555 is a solitary elliptical galaxy about 125,000 light years across. ... NGC 4565 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. ... NGC 4881 is a giant elliptical galaxy in the Coma cluster of galaxies. ... Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5078 (or simply NGC 5078) is a lenticular galaxy in the Hydra constellation. ... NGC 5195 (also known as Messier 51b or M51b) is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51a or NGC 5194). ... Chandra image of NGC 6420. ... NGC 6822 taken by Bob Sackett NGC 6822, or Barnards Galaxy is an irregular galaxy part of the local group and was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884, with a six inch refractor telescope. ... NGC 7331 is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. ... Seyfert Galaxy NGC 7742 imaged by the Hubble Telescope. ... Galaxy 0402+379 is a radio galaxy and elliptical galaxy with the binary supermassive blackholes with the least separation of any directly observed binaries, as of 2006. ... The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (also known as Peg DIG or the Pegasus Dwarf) is an irregular galaxy and a dwarf galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus. ... The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by H.E. Schuster and R.M. West and mistaken for a globular cluster. ... The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 101, or NGC 5457) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. ... RXJ1242-11 (also known as Galaxy RXJ1242-11) is a galaxy located approximately 200 megaparsecs from Earth. ... The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sag DEG) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... for SDIG, see Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (also called E351-G30, PGC 3589, A0058, Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Local Group that is a satellite of the Milky Way in the direction of the constellation of Sculptor. ... Spiral Galaxy NGC 256, the Sculptor Galaxy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal. ... Sextans Dwarf on November 3, 1998 The Sextans Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy that was discovered in 1990 by Mike Irwin, M.T. Bridgeland, P.S. Bunclark and R.G. McMahon as the 8th satellite of the Milky Way [1], and is named fittingly, as it is part of Sextans... The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy[1] in orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy. ... The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. ... Messier Object 83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Spindle Galaxy in Draco (also known as the Spindle Galaxy, Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5866 or NGC 5866) is a lenticular galaxy, type S0_3, in the Draco constellation. ... Galaxy M102. ... NGC 3115, also called the Spindle Galaxy or the Spindle Galaxy in Sextans, was discovered by William Herschel on February 22, 1787. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | Centaurus constellation | Spiral galaxies ... The Sunflower Galaxy (also known as Spiral Galaxy M63, Messier Object 63, Messier 63, M63, or NGC 5055) is a spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation. ... The Triangulum Galaxy (also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy about 3. ... The Tucana Dwarf Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Tucana. ... The Ursa Minor Dwarf dwarf galaxy was discovered by A.G. Wilson of the Lowell Observatory in 1954. ... VIRGOHI21 is a dark matter halo in the Virgo cluster. ... The Virgo Stellar Stream (or Virgo Overdensity) is the proposed name for a stream of stars in the constellation of Virgo which was discovered in 2005. ... The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194) is an interacting[4] grand-design[5] spiral galaxy located at a distance of approximately 23 million light-years in the constellation Canes Venatici. ... Willman 1 or SDSS J1049+5103[2] is an extreme globular cluster or ultra low-mass dwarf galaxy discovered by a team lead by Beth Willman of New York University, using Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. ... The Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM) galaxy is an irregular galaxy discovered in 1909 by Max Wolf, and is located on the outer edges of the local group. ... NGC 3227 is a Seyfert galaxy. ...

List of naked-eye galaxies

This is a list of galaxies that are visible to the naked-eye, for at the very least, keen-eyed observers in a very dark-sky environment that is high in altitude, during clear and stable weather.

• Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy is not listed, because it is not discernible as being a separate galaxy in the sky.

The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion... Sol redirects here. ... The Zone of Avoidance is the area of the night sky that is obscured by our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy[1] in orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy. ... The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts) is a spiral galaxy approximately 2. ... A small region at the heart of Omega Centauri, containing some 50,000 stars (NASA/STScI) Omega Centauri or NGC 5139 is a globular cluster of stars orbiting our galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The Triangulum Galaxy (also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy about 3. ... 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. ... The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sag DEG) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy. ...

Firsts

The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion... The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts) is a spiral galaxy approximately 2. ... Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. ... 3C273 is a quasar located in the constellation Virgo. ... 3C48 was the first source in the Third Cambridge (3C) radio survey for which an optical identification was found (by Allan Sandage in 1960). ... A small region at the heart of Omega Centauri, containing some 50,000 stars (NASA/STScI) Omega Centauri or NGC 5139 is a globular cluster of stars orbiting our galaxy, the Milky Way. ...

Extremes

The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy located in the same part of the sky as the constellation of Canis Major. ... IOK-1, probably the oldest galaxy yet found, was discovered in September 2006 by Masanori Iye at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. ... 3C273 is a quasar located in the constellation Virgo. ... VLA and Optical image of the Centaurus A Galaxy. ... VLA and Optical image of the Centaurus A Galaxy. ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other celestial body is a measure of its apparent brightness as seen by an observer on Earth. ...

Closest galaxies

Main article: List of nearest galaxies

• Omega Centauri does not appear on this list because is not currently considered a galaxy, per se, it is considered a former galaxy, and all that remains of one that was cannibalized by the Milky Way.

The reader should be aware that there are certain unavoidable difficulties with this list. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion... A small region at the heart of Omega Centauri, containing some 50,000 stars (NASA/STScI) Omega Centauri or NGC 5139 is a globular cluster of stars orbiting our galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy located in the same part of the sky as the constellation of Canis Major. ... The Virgo Stellar Stream (or Virgo Overdensity) is the proposed name for a stream of stars in the constellation of Virgo which was discovered in 2005. ... The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sag DEG) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... A light-year, symbol ly, is the distance light travels in one year: exactly 9. ... The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy located in the same part of the sky as the constellation of Canis Major. ... The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (Sag DEG) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. ... The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy[1] in orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy. ... Ejnar Hertzsprung (October 8, 1873, Copenhagen – October 21, 1967, Roskilde) was a Danish chemist and astronomer. ... Cepheid in the Spiral Galaxy M100 A Cepheid variable or Cepheid is a member of a particular class of variable stars, notable for a fairly tight correlation between their period of variability and absolute luminosity. ... The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts) is a spiral galaxy approximately 2. ... A light-year, symbol ly, is the distance light travels in one year: exactly 9. ... A small region at the heart of Omega Centauri, containing some 50,000 stars (NASA/STScI) Omega Centauri or NGC 5139 is a globular cluster of stars orbiting our galaxy, the Milky Way. ...

Farthest galaxies

^[11] This article is about the physical phenomenon. ... This view, taken with infrared light, is a false-color image of a quasar-starburst tandem with the most luminous starburst ever seen in such a combination. ... An active galaxy is a galaxy where a significant fraction of the energy output is not emitted by the normal components of a galaxy: stars, dust and interstellar gas. ...

• A1689-zD1, discovered in 2008, with z=7.6, does not appear on this list because it has not been confirmed with a spectroscopic redshift.

• IOK4 and IOK5, discovered in 2007, with z=7, do not appear on this list because they have not been confirmed with a spectroscopic redshift.

• Abell 1835 IR1916, discovered in 2004, with z=10.0, does not appear on this list because its claimed redshift is disputed. Some follow-up observations have failed to find the object at all.

• STIS 123627+621755, discovered in 1999, with z=6.68, does not appear on this list because its redshift was based on an erroneous interpretation of an oxygen emission line as a hydrogen emission line. ^{[33] [34] [35]}

• From 1964 to 1997, the title of most distant object in the universe were held by a succession of quasars. ^[29] That list is available at list of quasars.

Messier Object 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. ... 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. ... The Triangulum Galaxy (also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy about 3. ... The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts) is a spiral galaxy approximately 2. ... Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. ... The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy[1] in orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy. ... Ejnar Hertzsprung (October 8, 1873, Copenhagen – October 21, 1967, Roskilde) was a Danish chemist and astronomer. ... Cepheid in the Spiral Galaxy M100 A Cepheid variable or Cepheid is a member of a particular class of variable stars, notable for a fairly tight correlation between their period of variability and absolute luminosity. ... This article is about the physical phenomenon. ... This view, taken with infrared light, is a false-color image of a quasar-starburst tandem with the most luminous starburst ever seen in such a combination. ... An active galaxy is a galaxy where a significant fraction of the energy output is not emitted by the normal components of a galaxy: stars, dust and interstellar gas. ... Galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916 is seen as a tiny dot in this photo of distant galaxies. ... This is a list of quasars. ...

Citations

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See also

• Galaxy
• Local Group
• List of nearest galaxies
• List of polar-ring galaxies
• List of spiral galaxies
• List of quasars

• Galaxy groups and clusters
  • List of galaxy clusters