• defined galaxy group. The list aims to reflect current knowledge: not all galaxies within the 3.8 Mpc radius have been discovered. Nearby dwarf galaxies are...
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  • is a list of notable galaxies. There are about 51 galaxies in the Local Group (see list of nearest galaxies for a complete list), on the order of 100,000...
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  • galaxies List of polar-ring galaxies List of quasars Galaxies by association List of largest galaxies List of nearest galaxies Satellite galaxies of the Milky...
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    List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems List of nearest galaxies List of galaxies named after people List of spiral galaxies List of polar-ring...
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  • orbiting dwarf galaxy that has been completely distended by the Milky Way's gravity. List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies List of nearest galaxies Local Group...
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    groups and clusters List of nearest galaxies Virgocentric flow Redd, Nola Taylor (18 December 2017). "Astronomers track dwarf galaxies to better understand...
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    sky List of largest stars List of most massive stars List of most luminous stars List of nearest bright stars List of nearest stars List of nearest galaxies...
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    The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) has satellite galaxies just like the Milky Way. Orbiting M31 are at least 13 dwarf galaxies: the brightest and largest is M110...
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    List of nearest bright stars Historical brightest stars List of nearest exoplanets List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates List of nearest stars...
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    List of nearest galaxies List of largest galaxies Low surface brightness galaxy Outline of galaxies Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of...
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    spiral galaxies, resulting in stellar streams and eventually galaxy merger. There are many dwarf galaxies in the Local Group; these small galaxies frequently...
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    of them are drawn together in groups and clusters, with groups containing up to some dozens of galaxies and clusters up to several thousand galaxies....
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    the accelerating expansion of the universe, the individual clusters of gravitationally bound galaxies that make up galaxy filaments are moving away from...
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    clusters of galaxies – All of space observable from the Earth at the present List of galaxies List of nearest galaxies List of spiral galaxies Stellar...
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  • stars List of most luminous stars List of nearest bright stars List of nearest galaxies List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs Lists of stars Lists of stars...
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    the Andromeda Galaxy has smaller satellite galaxies, consisting of over 20 known dwarf galaxies. The Andromeda Galaxy's dwarf galaxy population is very...
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    whether individual galaxies belong to a larger aggregate of galaxies, typically produce results showing that the Sombrero Galaxy is part of a group that includes...
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  • galaxy is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter. This is a succession of black holes that have been known as the nearest black hole. List of black...
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    A galaxy cluster, or a cluster of galaxies, is a structure that consists of anywhere from hundreds to thousands of galaxies that are bound together by...
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    evolution. The majority of starburst galaxies are in the midst of a merger or close encounter with another galaxy. Starburst galaxies include M82, NGC 4038/NGC...
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    region populated by galaxies in transition from the "blue cloud" (galaxies actively forming new stars) to the "red sequence" (galaxies that lack star formation)...
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    However, its galaxies are not visually grouped together in the sky, except for the two Magellanic Clouds. The IC342/Maffei Group, the nearest galaxy group,...
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    ESO 444-46 (category Elliptical galaxies)
    of 500 million M☉ and 27 billion M☉, respectively. List of galaxies List of nearest galaxies List of NGC objects (4001–5000) List of spiral galaxies NGC...
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  • This list of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates contains possible terrestrial ("rocky") exoplanets spaced at a distance of up to 50 light-years...
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    galaxies are the smallest aggregates of galaxies. They typically contain no more than 50 galaxies in a diameter of 1 to 2 megaparsecs (Mpc)(see 1022 m...
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  • outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to galaxies: Galaxies – gravitationally bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar...
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    Cygnus A (category Radio galaxies)
    perturbing the primary and causing the outflows. List of galaxies List of nearest galaxies "Results for Cygnus A". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database....
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    structure of the universe also looks different if only redshift is used to measure distances to galaxies. For example, galaxies behind a galaxy cluster...
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    NGC 1277 (redirect from Relic galaxy)
    to the edge-on rotating disk in NGC 1277. List of galaxies List of nearest galaxies List of spiral galaxies "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results...
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    mass of 390±170 million solar masses ((3.9±1.7)×108 M☉); both typical for elliptical galaxies, but substantially lower than for similar galaxies generating...
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