galaxies

by - March 26, 2020

 galaxy

galaxy

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter. The word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxies, literally "milky", a reference to the Milky Way.

Name           value in ( visual magnitude )

The name of our galaxy - the Milkyway

The deepest Magellanic cloud - 0.9

The smallest Magellanic cloud - 2.5

Ursa minor dwarf - 11.9

sculptor dwarf - 80

Draco dwarf system - 10.9

Formax system - 8.3

leo-1 system - 12.0

leo-2 system - 12.04

NGC 6822 - 8.9

N.G.C. 147 - 9.73

NGC185 - 10.1

NGC205 - 8.17

N.G.C.201 (M32) - 8.16

I.C.1613 - 9.61

Andromeda Galaxy - 3.47

NGC.598 (M33) - 5.79

Maffei 1 - 11.0

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