Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 5
40 entries in the Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 5 compendium.
NGC 5982Elliptical galaxy with shells and a decoupled nucleus from a merger.NGC 87A diffuse irregular galaxy in Robert's Quartet.NGC 1427AA dwarf irregular galaxy plunging into the Fornax Cluster.NGC 1602Barred irregular galaxy in Dorado interacting with NGC 1596.NGC 3396A barred irregular galaxy interacting with spiral NGC 3395.NGC 6822The closest non-satellite galaxy to the Milky Way.Canis Major OverdensityA disputed dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group.Haro 2A blue compact galaxy with a young starburst and an expanding superbubble.IC 1613Irregular dwarf galaxy key to Cepheid calibration and distance accuracy.Mini Magellanic CloudA smaller remnant of the Small Magellanic Cloud.NGC 1569A nearby dwarf irregular galaxy undergoing a powerful starburst.Pegasus Dwarf Irregular GalaxyDwarf irregular companion of the Andromeda Galaxy in Pegasus.PGC 2933A faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Sculptor Group.IC 4182A face-on Magellanic spiral that calibrated the Hubble constant.Large Magellanic CloudA dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, rich in gas and star formation.NGC 3109A small, metal-poor galaxy on the outskirts of the Local Group.NGC 3432Edge-on barred Magellanic spiral interacting with dwarf companion UGC 5983.NGC 3445A Magellanic spiral with a one-armed structure and active star formation.NGC 3447Barred Magellanic spiral in Leo, host of SN 2012ht.NGC 3664Asymmetric magellanic barred spiral in the Leo II Groups.NGC 3995A Magellanic spiral in Ursa Major, part of Arp 313.NGC 4178A barred spiral with a low-mass black hole and no bulge.NGC 4299A disturbed spiral galaxy interacting with NGC 4294 in Virgo.NGC 4395A nearby dwarf Seyfert galaxy with a very low-mass black hole.NGC 4423Edge-on Magellanic spiral in the Virgo Cluster region.NGC 4618A distorted barred dwarf galaxy with a single spiral arm.NGC 4625A single-armed Magellanic spiral with an extended ultraviolet disk.NGC 4861A comet-like galaxy with disputed classification and two ultraluminous X-ray sources.NGC 5204A Magellanic spiral galaxy with a powerful ultraluminous X-ray source.Small Magellanic CloudA dwarf irregular galaxy and naked-eye object near the Milky Way.Andromeda IIDwarf spheroidal galaxy with a merger history and dark matter content.Andromeda XXIFourth largest Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxy, satellite of M31.Bedin IAn isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy and early-universe fossil.Boötes IAn ultrafaint dwarf spheroidal with two crossing tidal tails.Boötes IIA faint dwarf spheroidal satellite of the Milky Way.Boötes IIIA faint, possibly disrupted dwarf spheroidal in the Milky Way halo.Cassiopeia DwarfBrightest and most massive dwarf spheroidal satellite of Andromeda.Coma Berenices (dwarf galaxy)A dark-matter-dominated dwarf spheroidal satellite of the Milky Way.DDO 44Dwarf spheroidal galaxy with tidal tails, satellite of NGC 2403.Draco DwarfA faint Milky Way satellite rich in dark matter.
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