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