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  2. List of galaxies - Wikipedia

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    The name of this galaxy is based on a Redshift (z) measurement of nearly 7 (actually, z = 6.604). [ 5 ] Galaxy Cosmos Redshift 7 is reported to be the brightest of distant galaxies (z > 6) and to contain some of the earliest first stars ( first generation ; Population III ) that produced the chemical elements needed for the later formation of ...

  3. Lists of galaxies - Wikipedia

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    A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek galaxias, literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System.

  4. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

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    The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...

  5. List of astronomical catalogues - Wikipedia

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    3SDSS — reserved by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey for future release. The name is reserved to the IAU, but does not exist yet. Se — Father Angelo Secchi (double stars) Se — Sersic (selected list of peculiar galaxies and groups of galaxies) See — T.J.J.

  6. List of nearest galaxies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of known galaxies within 3.8 megaparsecs (12.4 million light-years) of the Solar System, in ascending order of heliocentric distance, or the distance to the Sun. This encompasses about 50 major Local Group galaxies, and some that are members of neighboring galaxy groups , the M81 Group and the Centaurus A/M83 Group , and some ...

  7. List of NGC objects - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of NGC objects, that is objects listed in the New General Catalogue (NGC). It is one of the largest comprehensive astronomical catalogues for deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000)

  8. List of largest galaxies - Wikipedia

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    This list uses the mean cosmological parameters of the Lambda-CDM model based on results from the 2015 Planck collaboration, where H 0 = 67.74 km/s/Mpc, Ω Λ = 0.6911, and Ω m = 0.3089. [3] Due to different techniques, each figure listed on the galaxies has varying degrees of confidence in them.

  9. List of polar-ring galaxies - Wikipedia

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    This list is incomplete; ... Image Galaxy Base galaxy type Notes NGC 2685 (UGC 4666, Arp 336, Helix Galaxy) Lenticular (S0) [1] [2] NGC 4650A (ESO 322-IG69, AM 1241-402)