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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius.The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars.
Stephan's Quintet is a visual grouping of five galaxies of which four form the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. [2] The group, visible in the constellation Pegasus, was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1877 at the Marseille Observatory. [3] The group is the most studied of all the compact galaxy groups. [2]
Sora no Manimani (宙のまにまに, lit. "At the Mercy of the Sky") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara. The manga was serialized between the November 2005 and September 2011 issues of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon manga magazine, and was collected into 10 tankōbon volumes.
NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. [3] The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster.
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. It has a D 25 isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs (96,000 light-years ).
Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. NGC 7331 Group on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images; 3–10 October 2008: Andromeda Galaxy (M31), Gamma Andromedae, and the NGC 7331 Group on Astronomy.com blog Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine; NGC 7331 Group at de-regt.com
Portal:Astronomy/Picture/7 August 2005. Cigar galaxy, complements of NASA. The Cigar Galaxy is an irregular galaxy 12 million light years away. It can also be called M82 or NGC 3034. The galaxy is a starburst galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. This image was obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey. 9 August 2005 . 10 August 2005
NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy with a prominent ring structure, [9] located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices near the north galactic pole. [10] It was discovered by German-born British astronomer William Herschel on April 6, 1785. [11] The galaxy lies at a distance of approximately 40 megalight-years [4] from ...