Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 4
37 entries in the Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 4 compendium.
NGC 547Elliptical radio galaxy with wide-angle tail jets in Cetus.Irregular galaxyChaotic galaxies lacking regular shape, rich in star formation.Barred irregular galaxyA galaxy with a central bar in an irregular form.Aquarius DwarfAn isolated dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group.Arp 4Irregular galaxy in Cetus, Arp 4 is a low surface brightness peculiar galaxy.Dwingeloo 2Small irregular galaxy and companion of Dwingeloo 1.IC 10The only starburst galaxy in the Local Group.IC 883A luminous infrared galaxy with a single nucleus and two tidal tails.Leo AAn isolated irregular galaxy with mostly young stars.Leo PA metal-poor dwarf galaxy on the Local Group's outskirts.NGC 1140A compact starburst galaxy rich in Wolf–Rayet stars.NGC 2366A nearby dwarf galaxy hosting a potential Lyman continuum emitter.NGC 3077A disrupted elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus in Ursa Major.NGC 3656A galaxy merger with shells, tidal tails, and a warped central disk.NGC 4449A starburst irregular galaxy resembling the Large Magellanic Cloud.NGC 5238An isolated irregular galaxy in Canes Venatici.NGC 5253A dwarf starburst galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 Group.NGC 6745A trio of colliding galaxies in Lyra.VII Zw 31Ultraluminous infrared irregular galaxy with intense star formation.Antlia DwarfA faint dwarf galaxy with recent star formation and tidal interactions.Fornax DwarfA dwarf elliptical satellite of the Milky Way with six globular clusters.NGC 185A dwarf spheroidal satellite of Andromeda with a disputed Seyfert nucleus.NGC 855A star-forming dwarf elliptical with an uncertain distance.NGC 1373A compact dwarf elliptical in the Fornax Cluster.NGC 1396Dwarf elliptical in Fornax with a rich globular cluster system.NGC 3226Dwarf elliptical interacting with spiral NGC 3227 in Leo.Reticulum IIA dwarf galaxy enriched by a rare r-process event.Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal GalaxyA looping dwarf galaxy being absorbed by the Milky Way.NGC 474A lenticular galaxy with enigmatic tidal shells and tails.NGC 1316Lenticular radio galaxy in the Fornax Cluster.NGC 1395A giant elliptical galaxy in the Eridanus Cluster with a rich globular cluster system.NGC 1700Elliptical galaxy formed by merger, with a giant X-ray hot gas disk.NGC 2865Isolated elliptical galaxy with shell features from a recent merger.NGC 2974A lenticular galaxy with a disk, ring, and active Seyfert nucleus.NGC 3640Elliptical galaxy with disturbed morphology and a recent merger history.NGC 3923Elliptical galaxy with the most known shells, up to 42.NGC 4993Host galaxy of the first multi-messenger neutron star merger.
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