Needle Galaxy
The Needle Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 30 – 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is one of… Read More »Needle Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)
The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 11.4 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor. It is one of the brightest… Read More »Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)
Cartwheel Galaxy
The Cartwheel Galaxy is a ring galaxy located in the southern constellation Sculptor. It lies at an approximate distance of 500 million light-years from Earth.… Read More »Cartwheel Galaxy
Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)
The Fireworks Galaxy is a bright spiral galaxy located on the border between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. It is one of the nearest spiral… Read More »Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)
Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631)
The Whale Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located at an approximate distance of 30 million light years in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has… Read More »Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631)
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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Eyes Galaxies
The Eyes Galaxies, also known as Arp 120, are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the Virgo Cluster. The galaxies lie at an approximate distance of 52 million light years from Earth and have an apparent magnitude of 10. Their designations in the New General Catalogue are NGC 4435 and NGC 4438.
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