Arp 107: A Galactic Smile Caught by Webb
Arp 107 is a pair of colliding galaxies located approximately 465 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. It consists of the spiral… Read More »Arp 107: A Galactic Smile Caught by Webb
Elliptical Galaxy
NGC 1275 (Perseus A): The Heart of the Perseus Cluster
NGC 1275 is a bright radio galaxy located approximately 225.19 million light years away in the constellation Perseus. It is associated with the radio source… Read More »NGC 1275 (Perseus A): The Heart of the Perseus Cluster
HCG 90 (Hickson Compact Group 90): A Compact Galactic Storm
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): A Compact Galactic Storm
HCG 87 (Hickson 87): Dance of Tidal Forces in Capricornus
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 87): Dance of Tidal Forces in Capricornus
Draco Trio: The Galactic Triplet in the Dragon’s Tail
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: The Galactic Triplet in the Dragon’s Tail
Hercules A (3C 348): A Giant Among Radio Galaxies
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): A Giant Among Radio Galaxies
Alcyoneus Galaxy: A Cosmic Titan Redefining Galactic Size
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: A Cosmic Titan Redefining Galactic Size