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1 Milky Way Galaxy: 0 This is the galaxy containing the Sun and its Solar System, and therefore Earth. 2 Ursa Major III: 0.032 Mly 3 Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: 0.081 Mly 4 Large Magellanic Cloud: 0.163 Mly Largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way [citation needed] 5 Small Magellanic Cloud: 0.197 Mly
Lists of galaxies. List of galaxies; List of largest galaxies; 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 galaxies; List of ring galaxies; List of quasars; Satellite galaxies. List of satellite galaxies of the Milky Way
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.
The name is reserved to the IAU, but does not exist yet. 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.
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)
This is a list of NGC objects 1–1000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters , nebulae , and galaxies . Other objects in the catalogue can be found in the other subpages of the list of NGC objects .
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LAE J095950.99+021219.1; List of largest galaxies; List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...