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Messier 87 (M87)
Elliptical Galaxy, known for the jet emanating from its core
Sombrero Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, notable for the dust lane in its inclined disk
Butterfly Galaxies
Interacting Galaxies, known for their appearance as two colliding insects with spreading wings
Milky Way
Barred Spiral Galaxy, contains our Solar System
Pinwheel Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, known for its pronounced spiral arms
Bode's Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, known for its proximity to the Cigar Galaxy
Cartwheel Galaxy
Ring Galaxy, unique for its wagon-wheel appearance
Cigar Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy, known for its intense star formation
Triangulum Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, part of our Local Group
Magellanic Clouds
Irregular Galaxies, known for being close satellite galaxies of the Milky Way
Sunflower Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, recognized for its ring of dust and bright flocculent arms
Tadpole Galaxy
Disrupted Barred Spiral Galaxy, recognized by its extended tidal tail
Centaurus A
Elliptical Galaxy, notable for the massive dust lane across its middle
Whirlpool Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, famous for its grand design spiral arms
Sculptor Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, distinguished by its superwind of outflowing gas
Black Eye Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy, notable for the dark band of absorbing dust in front of its nucleus
Cosmos Redshift 7
High-Redshift Galaxy, one of the oldest and farthest known galaxies
Andromeda
Spiral Galaxy, set to collide with the Milky Way
Hoag's Object
Ring Galaxy, notable for its nearly perfect circular ring
IC 1101
Giant Elliptical Galaxy, one of the largest known galaxies
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