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Notable galaxies

3C 273
Brightest quasar from Earth located in the constellation Virgo
Andromeda Galaxy
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
Antennae Galaxies
Interacting galaxy in the constellation Corvus
Arp 220
Luminous infrared galaxy in the constellation Serpens
BL Lacertae
Active galaxy in the constellation Lacerta
Cartwheel Galaxy
A lenticular galaxy and ring galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Centaurus A
Radio galaxy in the Constellation Centaurus
Cygnus A
Radio galaxy
Hoag's Object
Non-typical galaxy in the constellation Serpens
IC 1101
Supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Large Magellanic Cloud
Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Local Group
Group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way
Magellanic Clouds
Two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
Markarian 231
Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Markarian 421
Blazar located in the constellation Ursa Major
Markarian 501
Galaxy with a spectrum extending to the highest gamma rays.
Messier 106
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Messier 49
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Messier 77
Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Messier 81
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Messier 82
A starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Messier 83
Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra
Messier 87
Elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster
NGC 1275
Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Perseus
NGC 4151
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
NGC 4945
Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
NGC 5548
Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Boötes
NGC 6946
Galaxy in the constellations Cepheus & Cygnus
Pinwheel Galaxy
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Dwarf galaxy
Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way
Galaxies bound to the Milky Way
Sculptor Galaxy
Intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Small Magellanic Cloud
Dwarf irregular galaxy, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
Sombrero Galaxy
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Triangulum Galaxy
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum
Virgocentric flow
Preferred movement of Local Group galaxies towards the Virgo cluster caused by its overwhelming gravity, which separates bound objects from the Hubble flow of cosmic expansion
Whirlpool Galaxy
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici