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)
Elliptical Galaxy
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)
IC 1101
IC 1101 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. With a radius of about 2 million light years and home to 100… Read More »IC 1101
Copeland’s Septet
Copeland’s Septet, also known as Hickson Compact Group 57 (HCG 57) and Arp 320, is a group of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Leo.
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Centaurus A
Centaurus A is a peculiar galaxy located in the southern constellation Centaurus. It is the fifth brightest galaxy in the night sky, the nearest giant galaxy… Read More »Centaurus A