Galaxy
Hoag's Object
A near-perfect ring galaxy with a mysterious bright core.
An iconic ring galaxy with a yellow nuclear ball completely surrounded by a detached blue ring of young stars. Origin still uncertain.
Overview
An iconic ring galaxy with a yellow nuclear ball completely surrounded by a detached blue ring of young stars. Origin still uncertain.
See also
Seyfert Galaxy
A spiral galaxy with a bright, active nucleus.
Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG)
A merger-fuelled infrared bright galaxy.
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Third-largest galaxy in our Local Group.
Lenticular Galaxy
A disc galaxy without spiral arms.
Irregular Galaxy
A galaxy with no clear shape or symmetry.
Dwarf Galaxy
A small galaxy with a few billion stars or fewer.