Galaxy, Origin of name, Notes. Milky Way Galaxy, This is our galaxy, it is named after the nebulosity in the night sky that marks the densest concentration...
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2 Names and boundaries of constellations; 3 Names of supernovae; 4 Names of galaxies; 5 Names of planets; 6 Natural satellites of planets; 7 Geological and...
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Galaxy Name Other Name RA (2000.0) Dec Remarks The Galaxies with Proper Names page has been selected as Houston Astronomical Society Site of the Week for April 5, 1998...
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The Milky Way Galaxy belongs to the Local Group, a smaller group of 3 large and over 30 small galaxies, and is the second largest (after the Andromeda Galaxy M31) but perhaps the most massive member of this group.
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Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars. The number of galaxies cannot be counted—the observable universe alone may contain 100 billion. Some of these Some spiral galaxies obtain even more interesting shapes that earn them descriptive names, such as sombrero galaxies.
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Under ideal conditions the spiral structure of this galaxy is easily visible at a dark sky site. It is also known as M51. A companion galaxy NGC 5195 is...
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Astronomy question: What are the names of the galaxies? It has been estimated that there are over a hundred billion galaxies.
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B. How Galaxies Get Their Names Some galaxies are given descriptive names (e.g. "Andromeda", "Whirlpool") if they are particularly distinctive in location or appearance Imagine Home | Teachers' Corner | The Hidden Lives of Galaxies - How Galaxies Get Their Names...
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B. How Galaxies Get Their Names Some galaxies are given descriptive names (e.g. "Andromeda", "Whirlpool") if they are particularly distinctive in location or appearance. But most galaxies are known from their designation in a catalogue. One of the earliest catalogues of objects in the sky was made by Charles Messier.
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