|
Collection:
|
|
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Collection
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Collection
|
|
Title:
|
|
Local Group Galaxy NGC 205
Title
Local Group Galaxy NGC 205
Title
|
|
Explanation:
|
The Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is not alone. It is part of a gathering of about 25 galaxies known as the Local Group [ http://www.csc.fi/j…]. Members include the Great Andromeda Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] (M31), M32 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], M33 [ http://seds.lpl.ari…], the Large Magellanic Clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the Small Magellanic Clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Dwingeloo 1 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], several small irregular galaxies [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and many dwarf elliptical galaxies [ http://www.physics.…]. Pictured is one of the many dwarf ellipticals: NGC 205. Like M32, NGC 205 is a companion to the large M31, and can sometimes be seen to the south of M31 [ http://seds.lpl.ari…]'s center in photographs. The above image [ http://crux.astr.ua…] shows this galaxy to be unusual for an elliptical galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in that it contains at least two dust clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] (at 7 and 11 o'clock - they are visible but hard to spot) and signs of recent star formation. This galaxy is sometimes known as M110, although it was actually not part of Messier [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s original catalog.
Explanation
The Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is not alone. It is part of a gathering of about 25 galaxies known as the Local Group [ http://www.csc.fi/j…]. Members include the Great Andromeda Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] (M31), M32 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], M33 [ http://seds.lpl.ari…], the Large Magellanic Clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the Small Magellanic Clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Dwingeloo 1 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], several small irregular galaxies [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and many dwarf elliptical galaxies [ http://www.physics.…]. Pictured is one of the many dwarf ellipticals: NGC 205. Like M32, NGC 205 is a companion to the large M31, and can sometimes be seen to the south of M31 [ http://seds.lpl.ari…]'s center in photographs. The above image [ http://crux.astr.ua…] shows this galaxy to be unusual for an elliptical galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in that it contains at least two dust clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] (at 7 and 11 o'clock - they are visible but hard to spot) and signs of recent star formation. This galaxy is sometimes known as M110, although it was actually not part of Messier [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s original catalog. Explanation
|
|
Credit and Copyright:
|
Credit_and_Copyright
Credit and Copyright
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Dwingeloo 1
facet_where
Dwingeloo 1
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
M31
facet_where
M31
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Arizona
facet_where
Arizona
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Andromeda Galaxy
facet_where
Andromeda Galaxy
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
M110
facet_where
M110
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Alabama
facet_where
Alabama
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
NGC 205
facet_where
NGC 205
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
M32
facet_where
M32
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
M33
facet_where
M33
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Andromeda
facet_what
Andromeda
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Crux
facet_what
Crux
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
New General Catalogue (NGC)
facet_what
New General Catalogue (NGC)
facet_what
|
|
original url:
|
original_url
original url
|
|
UID:
|
|
SPD-APOD-ap960108
UID
SPD-APOD-ap960108
UID
|
