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IC 1101

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Type of Galaxy: Super giant elliptical, Approximate Number of Stars: ~100 trillion, Notable Attributes: One of the largest known galaxies, located at the center of a large galaxy cluster named Abell 2029.

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Andromeda (M31)

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Type of Galaxy: Spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: 1 trillion, Notable Attributes: Nearest spiral galaxy, expected to collide with the Milky Way in the future.

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Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

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Type of Galaxy: Spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: ~40 billion, Notable Attributes: Part of the Local Group, has a high rate of star formation.

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Messier 87 (M87)

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Type of Galaxy: Giant elliptical, Approximate Number of Stars: ~1 trillion, Notable Attributes: Contains a supermassive black hole, known for its jet of energetic plasma.

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NGC 1300

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Type of Galaxy: Barred spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: ~100 billion, Notable Attributes: Known for its central bar and very pronounced spiral arms.

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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

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Type of Galaxy: Face-on spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: ~1 trillion, Notable Attributes: Known for its size and high level of grand-design spiral structure.

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Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

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Type of Galaxy: Irregular, Approximate Number of Stars: ~10 billion, Notable Attributes: Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, rich in gas and dust, and the site of the Tarantula Nebula.

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Type of Galaxy: Grand design spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: ~100 billion, Notable Attributes: Known for its well-defined spiral arms, interacting with dwarf galaxy NGC 5195.

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Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

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Type of Galaxy: Unbarred spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane, Approximate Number of Stars: ~800 billion, Notable Attributes: Has a bright nucleus and is known for its sombrero hat-like appearance.

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Cartwheel Galaxy

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Type of Galaxy: Ring galaxy, Approximate Number of Stars: Unknown, Notable Attributes: Result of a collision with a smaller galaxy, has a unique wagon wheel appearance.

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Milky Way

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Type of Galaxy: Barred spiral, Approximate Number of Stars: 100-400 billion, Notable Attributes: Contains our Solar System, has a supermassive black hole at its center named Sagittarius A*.

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Centaurus A (NGC 5128)

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Type of Galaxy: Lenticular galaxy, Approximate Number of Stars: ~100 billion, Notable Attributes: Strong radio source, has a prominent dust lane across its center.

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