Tag: barred spiral galaxy

  • M 88

    M 88

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    Luca Zanini
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    M 88 is a spiral galaxy belonging to the Virgo cluster and about 50 million light years away from us; many other galaxies are also visible, including the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4516.

  • M 31

    M 31

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    Luca Zanini
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    M 31 or NGC 224, better known as the Andromeda galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light-years from the Milky Way and it is the largest galaxy in the Local Group.The glow that can be seen in the lower left is part of the galaxy M 110, a satellite of the Andromeda…

  • NGC 2903

    NGC 2903

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    Luca Zanini
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    NGC 2903 is a barred spiral galaxy about 25 milions of light year from the Earth in the constellation of Leo.