Maffei 1
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Maffei 1 is a massive elliptical galaxy near the constellation borders between Perseus and Cassiopeia, located 9.8 million light years away. Once believed to be a member of the Local Group of galaxies
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Maffei 1 is the bluish elliptical object near the bottom-right corner. Maffei 2 is the intermediate spiral galaxy located near the top of the image
Elliptical galaxy
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An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image. They are one of the three main classes of galaxy described by Edwin Hubble in h
Maffei 1
…Maffei 1 is a massive elliptical galaxy near the constellation borders between Perseus and Cassiopeia, located 9.8 million light years away. Once believed to be a member of the Local Group…
The large elliptical galaxy IC 1101
Elliptical galaxy IC 2006
The galaxy located in the image is 4C 73.08, a giant elliptical galaxy.
Hercules A, a supergiant elliptical galaxy and also a radio galaxy. The radio lobes shown here in pink are over a million light-years across.