List of Galaxies
| Galaxy | Constellation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| M82 | Also called the Cigar Galaxy. This is the prototype starburst galaxy. | |
| M87 | This is the central galaxy of the Virgo Cluster, the central cluster of the Local Supercluster | |
| M102 | This galaxy cannot be definitively identified, with the most likely candidate being NGC 5866, and a good chance of it being a misidentification of M101. Other candidates have also been suggested. | |
| NGC 2770 | NGC 2770 is referred to as the Supernova Factory due to three recent supernovae occurring within it. | |
NGC 3314
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This is a pair of spiral galaxies, one superimposed on another, at two separate and distinct ranges, and unrelated to each other. It is a rare chance visual alignment. | |
| ESO 137-001 | Lying in the galaxy cluster Abell 3627, this galaxy is being stripped of its gas by the pressure of the intracluster medium (ICM), due to its high speed traversal through the cluster, and is leaving a high density tail with large amounts of star formation. The tail features the largest amount of star formation outside of a galaxy seen so far. The galaxy has the appearance of a comet, with the head being the galaxy, and a tail of gas and stars. | |
| Comet Galaxy | Lying in galaxy cluster Abell 2667, this spiral galaxy is being tidally stripped of stars and gas through its high speed traversal through the cluster, having the appearance of a comet. |
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