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2. List of largest galaxies - Wikipedia

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   It is also important to consider the morphology of the galaxy when attempting to measure its size – an issue that has been raised by the Russian astrophysicist B.A. Vorontsov-Vel'Yaminov in 1961, which considers separate determination methods in measuring the sizes of spiral and elliptical galaxies. [2]

3. NGC 7496 - Wikipedia

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   NGC 7496 is a member of the NGC 7582 galaxy group. [8] Other members of the group include NGC 7552, NGC 7582, NGC 7590, and NGC 7599, which are also known as the Grus Quartet, [9] NGC 7531, NGC 7632, and IC 5325. [8] This group, along with the group centred around IC 1459 form the Grus cloud, a

4. UGC 3478 - Wikipedia

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   UGC 3478 is a spiral galaxy, located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Is is located at 128 million light-years from Earth. [ 5 ] It features a growing supermassive black hole (AGN) at its center.

5. NGC 7331 Group - Wikipedia

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   Spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is a foreground galaxy in the same field as the collection, which is also called the Deer Lick Group. [1] It contains four other members, affectionately referred to as the "fleas": the lenticular or unbarred spirals NGC 7335 and NGC 7336 , the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7337 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 7340 .

6. Messier 74 - Wikipedia

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   Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. [ a ] It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. [ 6 ] The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy . [ 7 ]

7. List of the most distant astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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   Andromeda Galaxy: Spiral galaxy: naked eye: furthest object visible with the naked eye, but first recorded by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi [224] 1654: 3: Triangulum Galaxy: Spiral galaxy: refracting telescope: Giovanni Battista Hodierna [225] 1779: 68 [226] Messier 58: Barred spiral galaxy: refracting telescope: Charles Messier [227] 1785: 76.4 [228 ...