| Galaxies |
| List of Galaxies |
| Galaxy |
| M82 |
| M87 |
| M102 |
| NGC 2770 |
| NGC 3314 |
| NGC 3314a |
| NGC 3314b |
| ESO 137-001 |
| Comet Galaxy |
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| Named Galaxies |
| Milky Way Galaxy |
| Andromeda |
| Bode's Galaxy |
| Cartwheel Galaxy |
| Cigar Galaxy |
| Comet Galaxy |
| Hoag's Object |
| Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Mayall's Object |
| Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Sombrero Galaxy |
| Sunflower Galaxy |
| Tadpole Galaxy |
| Whirlpool Galaxy |
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| First galaxies |
| First |
Galaxy |
Date |
| First galaxy |
Milky Way Galaxy & Andromeda Galaxy |
1923 |
| First radio galaxy |
Cygnus A |
1952 |
| First quasar |
3C273, 3C48 |
1962, 1960 |
| First Seyfert galaxy |
NGC 1068 (M77) |
1908 |
| First discovered object, later identified to be a cannibalized galaxy |
Omega Centauri |
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| First superluminal galactic jet |
3C279 |
1971 |
| First superluminal jet from a Seyfert |
III Zw 2 |
2000 |
| First spiral galaxy |
Whirlpool Galaxy |
1845 |
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| Prototypes |
| Class |
Galaxy |
Notes |
| BL Lac object |
BL Lacertae (BL Lac) |
This AGN was originally catalogued as a variable star, and "stars" of its type are considered BL Lac objects. |
| Hoag-type Galaxy |
Hoag's Object |
This is the prototype Hoag-type Ring Galaxy |
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| Nearest Galaxies |
| Title |
Galaxy |
Date |
Distance |
Notes |
| Nearest galaxy |
Milky Way |
always |
0 |
This is our galaxy |
| Nearest galaxy to our own |
Canis Major Dwarf |
2003 |
0.025 Mly |
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| Nearest dwarf galaxy |
Canis Major Dwarf |
2003 |
0.025 Mly |
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| Nearest large galaxy to our own |
Andromeda Galaxy |
always |
2.54 Mly |
First identified as a separate galaxy in 1923 |
| Nearest giant galaxy |
Centaurus A |
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13.7 Mly |
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| Farthest Galaxies |
| Title |
Galaxy |
Date |
Distance |
Notes |
| Most remote galaxy |
IOK-1 |
2006 |
z=6.96 |
This is the most remote undisputed galaxy |
| Most remote normal galaxy |
IOK-1 |
2006 |
z=6.96 |
This is the most remote undisputed normal galaxy |
| Most remote quasar |
CFHQS J2329-0301 |
2007 |
z=6.43 |
This is the undisputed most remote quasar of any type |
| Most distant non-quasar SMG |
Baby Boom Galaxy (EQ J100054+023435) |
2008 |
z=4.547 |
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