The Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) is an irregular galaxy discovered in 1909 by Max Wolf and is located on the outer edges of the Local Group. The discovery of the nature of […]
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NGC 1705
NGC 1705 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy and a Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Pictor. It is estimated to be approximately 17 million light-years from the Earth. It […]
Phoenix Dwarf
The Phoenix Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West and mistaken for a globular cluster. It […]
NGC 1569
NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis. While this faint galaxy is not a popular amateur astronomy target it is well studied by professional astronomers who are interested […]
LBV 1806-20
LBV 1806-20 is a candidate luminous blue variable (LBV) and likely binary star located nearly 40000 light-years from the Sun towards the center of the Milky Way.
HD 188753
HD 188753 is a hierarchical triple star system approximately 151 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. In 2005 an extrasolar planet was announced to be orbiting the […]
Lambda Leonis
Lambda Leonis (λ Leo λ Leonis) is a star in the constellation Leo. It has the traditional name Alterf from the Arabic الطرف aṭ-ṭarf the view (of the lion).This star […]
Omicron Leonis
Omicron Leonis (ο Leo ο Leonis) known also by its traditional name Subra is a binary star in the constellation of Leo west of Regulus some 130 light years from […]
Zeta Leonis
Zeta Leonis (ζ Leo ζ Leonis) is a third-magnitude star in the constellation Leo the lion. It has the traditional name Adhafera (Aldhafera Adhafara) from the Arabic الضفيرة al-ðafīrah the […]
Epsilon Leonis
Epsilon Leonis (ε Leo ε Leonis) is the fifth brightest star in the constellation Leo consistent with its Bayer designation Epsilon. The star has the traditional names Ras Elased (Australis) […]