An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. Irregular galaxies do not fall into...
9 KB (875 words) - 18:23, 16 September 2024
The Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SDIG) is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is a member of the NGC 7793 subgroup of the Sculptor...
3 KB (208 words) - 08:05, 6 August 2024
The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (also known as Peg DIG or the Pegasus Dwarf) is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus...
6 KB (534 words) - 01:01, 23 August 2024
The Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SagDIG) is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation of Sagittarius. It lies about 3.4 million light-years away. It...
5 KB (383 words) - 20:22, 21 October 2024
cause the galaxy itself to appear blue in colour. Most BCD galaxies are also classified as dwarf irregular galaxies or as dwarf lenticular galaxies. Because...
25 KB (2,420 words) - 13:15, 13 November 2024
spiral galaxy, elliptical galaxy and irregular galaxy. Although theoretical models of galaxy formation and evolution had not previously expected galaxies becoming...
16 KB (1,400 words) - 19:15, 18 November 2024
refer to any of the following: Irregular galaxy Irregular moon Irregular variable, a kind of star Irregular inflection, the formation of derived forms...
1 KB (139 words) - 13:13, 21 June 2022
faint central bulge Sm (SBm) – irregular in appearance; no bulge component Im – highly irregular galaxy Most galaxies in these three classes were classified...
20 KB (1,692 words) - 01:57, 13 June 2024
NGC 5195 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy NGC 5195)
sometimes identified as a lenticular galaxy or as an amorphous or irregular galaxy. It has been described as falling outside the standard morphological...
9 KB (921 words) - 02:33, 8 October 2024
Messier 82 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy M82)
M82 Galaxy Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation...
27 KB (2,628 words) - 01:59, 18 October 2024
Local Group (redirect from Local Galaxy Group)
Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, Leo A, Tucana Dwarf Galaxy, Cetus Dwarf Galaxy, Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte, Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy, and Sagittarius...
47 KB (2,727 words) - 19:57, 31 October 2024
satellite galaxies Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (Peg DIG) Pegasus galaxy, the Stargate Atlantis fictional location (probably the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy)...
6 KB (439 words) - 02:34, 19 August 2024
Pegasus Galaxy, or Pegasus Dwarf Galaxy, or Pegasus Dwarf, can mean several things: Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy or Peg DIG, a member of the Local Group...
448 bytes (94 words) - 09:45, 16 April 2021
irregular galaxy is an irregular version of a barred spiral galaxy. Examples include the Large Magellanic Cloud and NGC 6822. Some barred irregular galaxies...
1 KB (92 words) - 02:52, 28 November 2021
can occur in disk galaxies, and irregular galaxies often exhibit knots of starburst spread throughout the irregular galaxy. Nevertheless, astronomers typically...
19 KB (2,063 words) - 17:11, 7 August 2024
Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, a small member of the Local Group This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. If...
284 bytes (71 words) - 11:33, 3 December 2020
IC 10 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy IC 10)
IC 10 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Lewis Swift in 1887 and in 1935 Nicholas Mayall became the first to...
8 KB (850 words) - 19:59, 4 June 2024
Canis Major Overdensity (redirect from Canis Major (dwarf galaxy))
Overdensity (CMa Overdensity) or Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (CMa Dwarf) is a disputed dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, located in the same part of...
9 KB (1,030 words) - 14:30, 21 November 2024
Hubble sequence (redirect from Hubble galaxy classification)
fourth class contains galaxies with an irregular appearance. The Hubble sequence is the most commonly used system for classifying galaxies, both in professional...
28 KB (3,061 words) - 04:18, 23 August 2024
Sculptor Group (redirect from South Polar Group of Galaxies)
allow for easier referencing. The irregular galaxy NGC 55, the spiral galaxy NGC 300, and their companion galaxies have been considered by many researchers...
8 KB (511 words) - 06:23, 22 June 2021
NGC 55 (redirect from Irregular Galaxy NGC 55)
NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation...
7 KB (620 words) - 16:25, 30 August 2024
highly irregular shapes. The terms 'peculiar galaxy' and 'interacting galaxy' have now become synonymous because the majority of peculiar galaxies attribute...
4 KB (343 words) - 01:24, 2 June 2024
Large Magellanic Cloud (redirect from Magellan galaxy)
galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal (c. 16 kiloparsecs (52,000 light-years) away) and the possible dwarf irregular galaxy...
33 KB (3,572 words) - 21:23, 10 October 2024
V Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy IC 10 NGC 45 Eridanus II Malin 1 Malin 2 Phoenix Dwarf Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SagDIG) Sextans A Sextans...
7 KB (783 words) - 01:02, 21 September 2024
feature at the centres of galaxies. Galaxies are categorised according to their visual morphology as elliptical, spiral, or irregular. The Milky Way is an...
159 KB (15,991 words) - 03:29, 11 November 2024
Messier 49 (redirect from Elliptical Galaxy M49)
Messier 87. Messier 49 is gravitationally interacting with the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 7636. The dwarf shows a trail of debris spanning roughly 1 × 5...
9 KB (764 words) - 06:59, 23 August 2024
Sculptor (disambiguation) (redirect from Sculptor (dwarf galaxy))
Group of galaxies, including: Sculptor Galaxy, a spiral galaxy. Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy. Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, a dwarf spheroidal galaxy and satellite...
911 bytes (148 words) - 12:02, 16 March 2024
Magellanic spiral (redirect from Barless Magellanic spiral galaxy)
dwarf spiral galaxies and irregular galaxies. SAm galaxies are a type of unbarred spiral galaxy, while SBm are a type of barred spiral galaxy. SABm are a...
5 KB (289 words) - 01:03, 7 May 2024
Sextans A (category Irregular galaxies)
Sextans A (also known as UGCA 205) is a small dwarf irregular galaxy. It spans about 5000 light-years across, and is located at 4.3 million light-years...
4 KB (328 words) - 15:12, 4 January 2024
the gravitational merger between two or more galaxies is a larger irregular galaxy, but elliptical galaxies may also result. It has been suggested that...
16 KB (1,380 words) - 22:28, 17 November 2024