by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2022
Messier 51, the Whirlpool galaxy Constellation: Canes Venatici Messier 51, the Whirlpool galaxy, is a interacting grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The main galaxy is NGC 5194, while its interacting companion is the dwarf galaxy NGC 5195....
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Dec 14, 2022
Messier 101 Constellation: Ursa Major Messier 101, The Pinwheel galaxy, is face-on galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is located about 21 million Ly from Earth. Messier 101 is a large galaxy, with a diameter of 170,000 Ly. Link to interactive sky chart. To...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Dec 2, 2022
NGC 891 Constellation: Andromeda NGC 891, is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy located 27.3 million Ly from Earth in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. It has an H-II nucleus. NGC891 shows...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2022
Messier 33 Constellation: Triangulum Messier 33 (NGC 598), the Triangulum galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million Ly from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. Messier 33 is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and our...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2022
Messier 31, 32 and 110 Constellation: Andromeda Messier 31, the Andromeda galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda that is about 2.5 million Ly from Earth. Messier 32, is a dwarf “early-type” satellite galaxy of Messier 31. Messier...
