List of Names of Galaxies in the Universe

List of Largest Galaxies in the Universe

List of Spiral Galaxies

Galaxy	Constellation	Origin of Name	Discovery	Appearance	Facts
Milky Way Galaxy	Sagittarius	–	Ancient times	Spiral barred galaxy	Contains the Solar System; diameter: 100,000 light-years
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)	Andromeda	Mythical princess Andromeda	964 CE by Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi	Spiral galaxy with a bright core	Closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; distance: 2.537 million light-years
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)	Canes Venatici	Resembles a whirlpool	1773 by Charles Messier	Grand-design spiral galaxy	Interacting with smaller galaxy NGC 5195; distance: 23 million light-years
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)	Ursa Major	Resembles a pinwheel	1781 by Pierre Méchain	Face-on spiral galaxy with loosely wound arms	Contains many H II regions; distance: 21 million light-years
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)	Triangulum	Located in constellation	1654 by Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna	Spiral galaxy with a small core and faint arms	Third-largest galaxy in Local Group; distance: 2.73 million light-years

List of Ring Galaxies

Galaxy	Constellation	Origin of Name	Discovery	Appearance	Facts
Cartwheel Galaxy	Sculptor	Resembles a cartwheel	1941 by Fritz Zwicky	Distinct ring structure surrounding a central core	Result of a galactic collision
Hoag’s Object	Serpens	Named after Arthur Hoag	1950 by Arthur Hoag	Circular ring of stars with an empty center	Unusual ring galaxy with a central nucleus

List of Polar-Ring Galaxies

Galaxy	Constellation	Origin of Name	Discovery	Appearance	Facts
Cartwheel Galaxy	Sculptor	Resembles a cartwheel	1941 by Fritz Zwicky	Distinct ring structure surrounding a central core	Result of a galactic collision
Hoag’s Object	Serpens	Named after Arthur Hoag	1950 by Arthur Hoag	Circular ring of stars with an empty center	Unusual ring galaxy with a central nucleus

List of Quasars

Quasar	Constellation	Origin of Name	Discovery	Appearance	Facts
3C 273	Virgo	3rd Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources (3C)	1963 by Maarten Schmidt	Bright and distant point-like source of radio waves	First quasar ever identified
PKS 2322-123	Equuleus	Named after its position in the Parkes Catalog	1982 by Parkes Observatory	Distant and bright source of radio waves, located in a galaxy	Classified as a quasar; emits large amounts of energy

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List of Names of Galaxies in the Universe (Interesting Facts)

A galaxy is a vast system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, and other astronomical objects bound together by gravity. The universe is the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, and all the physical laws and constants that govern them. It encompasses everything that exists, from the smallest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies and beyond.

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