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• Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies is a catalog of peculiar galaxies produced by Halton Arp. A total of 338 galaxies are presented in the atlas, which was originally published in 1966 by the California Institute of Technology.The primary goal of the… …   Wikipedia

• Andromeda's satellite galaxies — The Andromeda Galaxy has satellite galaxies just like the Milky Way Galaxy. Orbiting Andromeda (M31) are at least 14 dwarf galaxies. The brightest and largest of them all is M32 which can be seen with a backyard telescope. The second closest one… …   Wikipedia

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium

• Pinwheel Galaxy — For other uses, see Pinwheel Galaxy (disambiguation). Pinwheel Galaxy Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation …   Wikipedia

• NGC 1532 — Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Eridanus …   Wikipedia

• Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… …   Universalium

• Messier 90 — Observation data Epoch J2000 Constellation Virgo[ …   Wikipedia

• Messier 49 — Messier 49[1] Messier 49 Observation data Epoch J2000 Constell …   Wikipedia

• Sculptor Galaxy — The Sculptor Galaxy taken with the ESO VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation …   Wikipedia

• NGC 5866 Group — NGC 5866, one of the brightest galaxies in the NGC 5866 Group. Credit: NASA/ESA Observation data (Epoch J2000) …   Wikipedia

• Magellanic cloud — Astron. either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way. [1675 85] * * * Either of two irregular companion galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy, named for Ferdinand… …   Universalium