HCG 90 (Hickson Compact Group 90)
Hickson Compact Group 90 (HCG 90) is a compact group of galaxies located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish). The group consists of… Read More »HCG 90 (Hickson Compact Group 90)
Elliptical Galaxy
HCG 87 (Hickson Compact Group 87)
HCG 87 (Hickson Compact Group 87) is a group of galaxies located approximately 400 million light-years away in the constellation Capricornus. Three of the galaxies… Read More »HCG 87 (Hickson Compact Group 87)
Draco Trio
The Draco Trio is a close grouping of three galaxies located in the northern constellation of Draco. The galaxies – NGC 5981, NGC 5982 and… Read More »Draco Trio
Hercules A (3C 348)
Hercules A is a bright radio source located over 2 billion light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The source corresponds to the supergiant elliptical galaxy… Read More »Hercules A (3C 348)
Alcyoneus Galaxy
Alcyoneus is a large radio galaxy located approximately 3.5 billion light-years away in the northern constellation of Lynx. It has an apparent visual magnitude of… Read More »Alcyoneus Galaxy
Sombrero Galaxy – Messier 104
The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) is a bright peculiar galaxy located approximately 31.1 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It has the designation NGC… Read More »Sombrero Galaxy – Messier 104
Condor Galaxy (NGC 6872)
The Condor Galaxy is a large barred spiral galaxy located 212 million light-years away in the southern constellation Pavo (the Peacock). It is listed as… Read More »Condor Galaxy (NGC 6872)