galaxy
large gravitationally bound system of stars and interstellar matter
Draco Dwarf
spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954
Ursa Major I Dwarf
dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation
Ursa Major II Dwarf
dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Pisces II
galaxy
Little Ghost Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus
Robert's Quartet
compact galaxy group in the constellation Phoenix
low-ionization nuclear emission-line region
type of galactic nucleus
Gaia Sausage
Remains of a dwarf galaxy merged with the Milky Way
The Sunrise Arc
a distant galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
Dumbbell Nebula
Planetary nebula
low-surface-brightness galaxy
diffuse galaxy with a surface brightness that is at least one magnitude lower than the ambient night sky
irregular galaxy
galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy
Antennae Galaxies
Interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus
brightest cluster galaxy
brightest galaxy within a galaxy cluster
Bubble Nebula
nebula in Barnard's Galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius
Sunburst galaxy
galaxy
void galaxy
galaxy found in a cosmological void
Mayall's Object
two colliding galaxies within the constellation of Ursa Major
elliptical galaxy
galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile
Seyfert galaxy
class of galaxies
radio galaxy
type of active galaxy that is very luminous at radio wavelengths
polar-ring galaxy
type of galaxy
Virgo I
galaxy
Leo II
galaxy
active galactic nucleus
compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion – and possibly all – of the electromagnetic spectrum
dark galaxy
hypothesized galaxy with no, or very few, stars
Cetus Dwarf
galaxy
Camelopardalis B
galaxy
Copeland Septet
group of galaxies in the constellation Leo
Bullet Galaxy
galaxy
Pisces A
Dwarf galaxy located in the Local Void.
Kraken galaxy
hypothetical galaxy
blue nugget
Unusually small galaxies with blue stars
Large Magellanic Cloud
irregular galaxy, satellite of the Milky Way
Tadpole Galaxy
galaxy
Cosmic Horseshoe
galaxy
Leo IV
galaxy
dwarf galaxy
small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars
interacting galaxy
individual galaxy whose gravitational field disturbs another galaxy
Norma Cluster
galaxy cluster
peculiar galaxy
galaxy of unusual size, shape, or composition; between five and ten percent of known galaxies are categorized as peculiar
Toby Jug Nebula
emission nebula and star in the constellation Carina
Lyman-break galaxy
Star-forming galaxies at high redshift
Red nugget
Unusually small galaxies with red stars
Fornax Cluster
cluster of galaxies lying at a distance of 62 million light-years
field galaxy
galaxy that does not belong to a larger cluster of galaxies
Leo A
galaxy