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  2. NGC 262 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 262 (also known as Markarian 348) is the largest known spiral galaxy, [5] located in the constellation Andromeda. [1] It is a Seyfert 2 spiral galaxy located 287 million light years away. [2] It was discovered on 17 September 1885 by Lewis A. Swift. [4] According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 262 is a member of the NGC 315 Group (also known as LGG 14).

  3. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    NGC 262 Halo Cloud 1,300,000 ly (400,000 pc) [1] H I region: Spiral nebula surrounding NGC 262, which is one of the largest known galaxies. Leo Ring: 650,000 ly (200,000 pc) [2] HVC: A large ring of cold gas that formed from a collision of two galaxies. [3] Magellanic Stream: 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) [4] complex of HVCs

  4. Seyfert galaxy - Wikipedia

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    NGC 262, an example of a galaxy with an extended gaseous H I halo [64] NGC 1097, which has four narrow optical jets coming out from its nucleus; NGC 1275, whose central black hole produces the lowest B-flat note ever recorded [65] NGC 1365, notable for its central black hole spinning almost the speed of light [66] NGC 1566, one of the first ...

  5. List of largest galaxies - Wikipedia

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    Listed below are galaxies with diameters greater than 700,000 light-years. 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]

  6. NGC 266 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 266 is located at a distance of 197 megalight-years from the Milky Way. [4] It was discovered on September 12, 1784, by William Herschel . [ 5 ] The form of this barred galaxy is described by its morphological classification of SB(rs)ab, [ 4 ] which indicates a quasi-ring-like structure (rs) and moderate-to-tightly wound spiral arms (ab).

  7. Cone Nebula - Wikipedia

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    A image of the Cone nebula and the molecular cloud surrounding it This image was taken from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope. The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27.

  8. NGC 2626 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption nebula in the constellation Vela. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882 , together with other stars.

  9. NGC 263 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 263 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. [2] References External links. Media related to NGC ...