WORLD GEOGRAPHY ON TIPS
SPACE(1)
FAMOUS GALAXIES
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NAME OF GALAXY
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DISTANCE
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REMARKS
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Milky Way
|
0 LY
|
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Canis Major Dwarf
|
25000 LY
|
Satellite of Milky Way. Nearest Galaxy. But
status of galaxy is disputed.
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Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal
|
81000LY
|
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Large Magellanic Cloud
|
158000 LY
|
Satellite Galaxy
|
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Andromeda
|
2500000 LY
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Closest Spiral & Big Galaxy
|
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Cigar
|
11500000 LY
|
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Pinwheel
|
20870000 LY
|
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The Black Eye Galaxy
|
24000000 LY
|
Also Called Evil Eye or Sleeping Beauty
Galaxy.
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Sombrero
|
29350000 LY
|
|
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Whirlpool
|
30000000 LY
|
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NGC 1300
|
61000000 LY
|
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Tadpole
|
420000000 LY
|
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Hoag’s objects
|
600000000 LY
|
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FAMOUS
CONSTELLATIONS
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NAME
|
REMARKS
|
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Aquarius,
The water Bearer
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Aries
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Cancer,
The Crab
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Capricornus,
The Sea Goat
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Draco,
The Dragon
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Gemini,
The Twins
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Leo,
The Lion
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Libra,
the Scales
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Ophiuchus,
The Snake Bearer
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Orion,
The Hunter
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Pegasus,
The Winged Horse
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Pisces,
The Fishes
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Sagittarius
|
Largest
of Southern Hemisphere
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Scorpius,
The Scorpion
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Taurus,
The Bull
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Virgo,
The Virgin
|
Largest
constellation of Zodiac
|
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Ursa
Major
|
Saptarishi
is part of it
|
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Hydra
|
Largest
|
|
Crux
|
Smallest
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