The type-cD galaxy (also cD-type galaxy, cD galaxy) is a galaxy morphology classification, a subtype of type-D giant elliptical galaxy. Characterized by...

An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image. They are one of the four main...

similarity to the much smaller globular clusters. The largest galaxies are the type-cD galaxies. First described in 1964 by a paper by Thomas A. Matthews...

Seyfert galaxies are one of the two largest groups of active galaxies, along with quasar host galaxies. They have quasar-like nuclei (very luminous sources...

Galaxy morphological classification is a system used by astronomers to divide galaxies into groups based on their visual appearance. There are several...

making it a type-cD galaxy and one of the largest. It is the brightest cluster galaxy of the galaxy cluster, WHL J143845.0+145412. The galaxy acts as a...

recordings. CD or cd may also refer to: Cordoba Durchmusterung, a star catalog of the southern sky Cosmological decade or CÐ, a unit of time Type-cD galaxy, a...

type-cD galaxy. A D galaxy has an elliptical-like nucleus surrounded by an extensive, dustless, diffuse envelope. A D type supergiant is called a cD galaxy...

type-cD galaxy located within the rich Coma cluster of galaxies. The galaxy is part of the NGC 4839 galaxy group of which it is the brightest galaxy....

Herschel on December 7, 1785. NGC 2832 is a type-cD galaxy and is the brightest member of Abell 779 galaxy cluster. NGC 2832 appears to interact tidally...

spiral are. SBa types feature tightly bound arms, while SBc types are at the other extreme and have loosely bound arms. SBb-type galaxies lie in between...

galaxy Dwarf galaxy § Common dwarf galaxy types Dwarf spheroidal galaxy Dwarf spiral galaxy Elliptical galaxy Type-cD galaxy Irregular galaxy Barred irregular...

A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification...

the second-smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group after the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is a Magellanic-type spiral galaxy. It is believed to be a satellite...

The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged...

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across making it a type-cD galaxy. It is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in a cluster bearing its same name and a part of the galaxy cluster called WHL...

Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae and, as such, form part of the Hubble...

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus...

larger galaxies. Astronomers identify numerous types of dwarf galaxies, based on their shape and composition. One theory states that most galaxies, including...

following 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...

existence of the Great Attractor. ESO 383-76 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy (type-cD galaxy) of an advanced Hubble morphology (E5, with E0 being spherical and...

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Interacting galaxies (colliding galaxies) are galaxies whose gravitational fields result in a disturbance of one another. An example of a minor interaction...

super-giant elliptical galaxy (a type-cD galaxy) located about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer...

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major...

spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy without a central bar, or one that is not a barred spiral galaxy. It is designated with an SA in the galaxy morphological...

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USB-C, or USB Type-C, is a 24-pin connector (not a protocol) that supersedes previous USB connectors and can carry audio, video and other data, e.g., to...

An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum...