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NGC 4013 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The disk of NGC 4013 shows a distinct peanut-shaped bulge in long […]

NGC 3949 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is believed to be approximately 50 million light-years away from the earth.

NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5 1788. It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in […]

NGC 3596 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel 1784. It is located below the star Theta Leonis (Chertan).

NGC 3521 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located around 26 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Leo. It has a morphological classification of SAB(rs)bc which indicates that it […]

NGC 3486 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 27.4 million light years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. It has a morphological classification of SAB(r)c which indicates it […]

The Virgo Stellar Stream also known as Virgo Overdensity is the proposed name for a stellar stream in the constellation of Virgo which was discovered in 2005. The stream is […]

NGC 4526 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo constellation that is seen nearly edge-on. The morphological classification is SAB(s)0° which indicates a lenticular structure with a weak bar across […]

NGC 3310 is a grand design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a starburst galaxy and it is likely that NGC 3310 collided with one of its […]

NGC 3226 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 3227. The two galaxies are one of several examples of a spiral with a dwarf […]