Galaxy (disambiguation)

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  • Developed Article Galaxy (astronomy): Gravitationally bound system of stars typically contain ten million to one trillion stars. [e]

  • New General Catalogue galaxy listings:
  • Developing Article NGC 221: NGC 221 or Messier 32, is an elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy [e]
  • Stub NGC 598: A spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum. [e]
  • Stub NGC 628: A face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces, containing two clearly-defined spiral arms and used as an archetypal example of a Grand Design Spiral Galaxy. [e]
  • Stub NGC 1068: Also known as M 77, a galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3031: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major [e]
  • Stub NGC 3034: A starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, which is five times as bright as the whole Milky Way. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3351: A barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3368: An intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3379: A galaxy, also known as M 105, in the constellation Leo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3556: An edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3623: An intermediate spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3627: An intermediate spiral galaxy about 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 3992: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Maior. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4192: An intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4254: An unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4258: A galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4303: A spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4374: A lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, situated in the heavily populated inner core of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4382: A lenticular galaxy (type S0) in the Coma Berenices constellation, 60 million light years away, and estimated to be 125,000 light years across. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4406: A lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4472: An elliptical, lenticular galaxy about 49 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4486: A giant elliptical galaxy, which is the largest and brightest galaxy within the northern Virgo Cluster, located about 55 million light years away. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4501: A spiral galaxy about 47 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4548: A barred spiral galaxy about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4552: An elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, and a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4569: A spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4579: A galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4594: An unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, which has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4621: An elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4649: A galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4736: A spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. [e]
  • Stub NGC 4826: A galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. [e]
  • Stub NGC 5055: An unbarred spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation, consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. [e]
  • Stub NGC 5236: An intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. [e]
  • Stub NGC 5457: A face-on spiral galaxy about 27 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. [e]
  • NGC 43219: Add brief definition or description


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