Galaxies

This page, updated February 17, 2022, provides a convenient and comprehensive listing of galaxies — some of which are remarkable "masterpieces" in breathtaking photographs. Additional information is provided regarding these galaxies' shapes and constellation locations. Hyperlinks to photos and more info are provided with some entries. Those links open in new tabs or windows, depending on your Internet browser. Other astronomy websites have complex information tailored for professional astronomers, but this straightforward Amazing Astronomy page is for everyone to benefit from!

Number of Listed Galaxies by Constellation (full count coming soon ... or eventually): other galaxies will be located from the Illustrated Atlas of the Universe : Draco/Virgo #s accurate as of 4/20/2019: Andromeda () — Antlia () — Apus () — Aquarius () — Aquila () — Aries () — Auriga () — BoΓΆtes () — Caelum () — Camelopardalis () — Draco (12) — Virgo (16) ...

All numbers on this page, unless otherwise noted, are New General Catalogue (NGC) numbers. If an NGC number appears by itself without any info, it is not assigned to a galaxy; it may refer to a nebula, star cluster, etc. or is not assigned to any feature.

Galaxies in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster
      Galaxies belonging to the Virgo Cluster are marked below with VGC, whether they are categorized in the Messier catalogue of cosmic objects and/or NGC catalogue.
VGC* - elliptical galaxies in the VGC
VGC= - spiral galaxies in the VGC

Galaxies Classified in the NGC (New General Catalogue)
Galaxies Classified in the NGC (New General Catalogue)
text below should go right after this NGC 1–500
NGC 1 in Pegasus
NGC 2 in Pegasus
NGC 3 in Pisces
NGC 4 in Pisces
NGC 5 in Andromeda
NGC 6
NGC 7 in Sculptor
NGC 8
NGC 9 in Pegasus
NGC 10 in Sculptor
NGC 11 in Andromeda
NGC 12 in Pisces
NGC 13 in Andromeda
NGC 14 in Pegasus
NGC 15 in Pegasus
NGC 16 in Pegasus
NGC 17 in Cetus
NGC 18
NGC 19
NGC 20 in Andromeda
NGC 21 in Andromeda
NGC 22 in Pegasus
NGC 23 in Pegasus
NGC 24 in Sculptor
NGC 25 in Phoenix
NGC 26 in Pegasus
NGC 27 in Andromeda
NGC 28 in Phoenix
NGC 29 in Andromeda
NGC 30
NGC 31 in Phoenix
NGC 32
NGC 33
NGC 34 – duplicate of NGC 17 (see above)
NGC 35 in Cetus
NGC 36 in Pisces
NGC 37 in Phoenix
NGC 38 in Pisces
NGC 39 in Andromeda
NGC 40
NGC 41 in Pegasus
NGC 42 in Pegasus
NGC 43 in Andromeda
NGC 44
NGC 45 in Cetus
NGC 46
NGC 47 in Cetus
NGC 48 in Andromeda
NGC 49 in Andromeda
NGC 50 in Cetus
NGC 51 in Andromeda
NGC 52 in Pegasus
NGC 53 in Tucana
NGC 54 in Cetus
NGC 55 in Sculptor
NGC 56
NGC 57 in Pisces
NGC 58
NGC 59 in Cetus
NGC 60 in Pisces
NGC 61 in Cetus
NGC 62 in Cetus
NGC 63 in Pisces
NGC 64 in Cetus
NGC 65 in Cetus
NGC 66 in Cetus
NGC 67 in Andromeda
NGC 68 in Andromeda
NGC 69 in Andromeda
NGC 70 in Andromeda
NGC 71 in Andromeda
NGC 72 in Andromeda
NGC 73 in Cetus
NGC 74 in Andromeda
NGC 75 in Pisces
NGC 76 in Andromeda
NGC 77
NGC 78 in Pisces
NGC 79 in Andromeda
NGC 80 in Andromeda
NGC 81 in Andromeda
NGC 82 in Andromeda
NGC 83 in Andromeda
NGC 84 in Andromeda
NGC 85 in Andromeda
NGC 86 in Andromeda
NGC 87 in Phoenix
NGC 88 in Phoenix
NGC 89 in Phoenix
NGC 90
NGC 91 in Andromeda
NGC 92 in Phoenix
NGC 93 in Andromeda
NGC 94 in Andromeda
NGC 95 in Pisces
NGC 96 in Andromeda
NGC 97 in Andromeda
NGC 98 in Phoenix
NGC 99 in Pisces
NGC 100 in Pisces
NGC 101 in Sculptor
NGC 102 in Cetus
NGC 103
NGC 104
NGC 105 in Pisces
NGC 106 in Pisces
NGC 107 in Cetus
NGC 108 in Andromeda
NGC 109 in Andromeda
NGC 110
NGC 111
NGC 112 in Andromeda
NGC 113 in Cetus
NGC 114 in Cetus
NGC 115 in Sculptor
NGC 116 in Cetus
NGC 117 in Cetus
NGC 118 in Cetus
NGC 119 in Phoenix
NGC 120 in Cetus
NGC 121
NGC 122
NGC 123
NGC 124 in Cetus
NGC 125 in Pisces
NGC 126 in Pisces
NGC 127 in Pisces
NGC 128 in Pisces
NGC 129
NGC 130 in Pisces
NGC 131 in Sculptor
NGC 132 in Cetus
NGC 133
NGC 134 in Sculptor
NGC 135 in Cetus
NGC 136
NGC 137 in Pisces
NGC 138 in Pisces
NGC 139 in Pisces
NGC 140 in Andromeda
NGC 141 in Pisces
NGC 142 in Cetus
NGC 143 in Cetus
NGC 144 in Cetus
NGC 145 in Cetus
NGC 146
NGC 147 in Cassiopeia
NGC 148 in Sculptor
NGC 149 in Andromeda
NGC 150 in Sculptor
NGC 151 in Cetus
NGC 152
NGC 153
NGC 154 in Cetus
NGC 155 in Cetus
NGC 156 in Cetus
NGC 157 in Cetus
NGC 158 in Cetus
NGC 159 in Phoenix
NGC 160 in Andromeda
NGC 161 in Cetus
NGC 162 in Andromeda
NGC 163 in Cetus
NGC 164 in Pisces
NGC 165 in Cetus
NGC 166 in Cetus
NGC 167 in Cetus
NGC 168 in Cetus
NGC 169 in Andromeda
NGC 170 in Cetus
NGC 171
NGC 172 in Cetus
NGC 173 in Cetus
NGC 174 in Sculptor
NGC 175 in Cetus
NGC 176
NGC 177 in Cetus
NGC 178 in Cetus
NGC 179 in Cetus
NGC 180 in Pisces
NGC 181 in Andromeda
NGC 182 in Pisces
NGC 183 in Andromeda
NGC 184 in Andromeda
NGC 185 in Cassiopeia
NGC 186 in Pisces
NGC 187 in Cetus
NGC 188
NGC 189
NGC 190 in Pisces
NGC 191 in Cetus
NGC 192 in Cetus
NGC 193 in Pisces
NGC 194 in Pisces
NGC 195 in Cetus
NGC 196 in Cetus
NGC 197 in Cetus
NGC 198 in Pisces
NGC 199 in Pisces
NGC 200 in Pisces
201 in Cetus
202 in Pisces
203 in Pisces
204 in Pisces
205 in Andromeda
206 in Andromeda
207
208 in Pisces
209 in Cetus
210 in Cetus
211
212 in Phoenix
213 in Pisces
214 in Andromeda
215 in Phoenix
216 in Cetus
217 in Cetus
218 in Andromeda
219 in Cetus
220 in Tucana
221 in Andromeda
222 in Tucana
223 in Cetus
224 in Andromeda – Andromeda Galaxy (M31)spiral galaxy
225
226 in Andromeda
227 in Cetus
228 in Andromeda
229 in Andromeda
230 in Cetus
231 in Tucana
232 in Cetus
233 in Andromeda
234 in Pisces
235 in Cetus
236 in Pisces
237 in Cetus
238 in Phoenix
239
240 in Pisces
241
242 in Tucana
243 in Andromeda
244 in Cetus
245 in Cetus
246
247 in Cetus
248 in Tucana
249 in Tucana
250 in Pisces
251 in Pisces
252 in Andromeda
253 in Sculptor – Sculptor Galaxy
254 in Sculptor
255 in Cetus
256 in Tucana
257 in Pisces
258 in Andromeda
259 in Cetus
260 in Andromeda
261 in Tucana
262 in Andromeda
263 in Cetus
264 in Sculptor
265 in Tucana
266 in Pisces
267 in Tucana
268 in Cetus
269 in Tucana
270 in Cetus
271 in Cetus
272 in Andromeda
273 in Cetus
274 in Cetus
275 in Cetus
276 in Cetus
277 in Cetus
278 in Cassiopeia
279 in Cetus
280 in Andromeda
281
282 in Pisces
283 in Cetus
284 in Cetus
285 in Cetus
286 in Cetus
287 in Pisces
288 in Sculptor
289 in Sculptor
290 in Tucana
291 in Cetus
292 in Tucana – part of the Small Magellanic Cloud
293 in Cetus
294 in Tucana
295 in Pisces
296 in Pisces
297
298 in Cetus
299 in Tucana
300 in Sculptor
301 in Cetus
302
303 in Cetus
304 in Andromeda
305
306
307 in Cetus
308
309 in Cetus
310
311 in Pisces
312 in Phoenix
313 in Pisces
314 in Sculptor
315 in Pisces
316 in Pisces
317 in Andromeda
318 in Pisces
319 in Phoenix
320 in Cetus
321 in Cetus
322 in Phoenix
323 in Phoenix
324 in Phoenix
325 in Cetus
326 in Pisces
327 in Cetus
328 in Phoenix
329 in Cetus
330
331
332 in Pisces
333 in Cetus
334 in Sculptor
335 in Cetus
336 in Cetus
337 in Cetus
338 in Pisces
339
340 in Cetus
341 in Cetus
342 in Cetus
343
344 in Cetus
345 in Cetus
346
347 in Cetus
348 in Phoenix
349 in Cetus
350 in Cetus
351 in Cetus
352 in Cetus
353 in Cetus
354 in Pisces
355 in Cetus
356 in Cetus
357 in Cetus
358
359 in Cetus
360 in Tucana
361
362
363 in Cetus
364 in Cetus
365 in Sculptor
366
367
368 in Phoenix
369 in Cetus
370
371
372
373 in Pisces
374 in Pisces
375 in Pisces
376
377
378 in Sculptor
379 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
380 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
381
382 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
383 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
384 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
385 in Pisces – part of the Pisces Cloud
386 in Pisces
387 in Pisces
388 in Pisces
389 in Andromeda
390 in Pisces
391 in Cetus
392 in Pisces
393 in Andromeda
394 in Pisces
395
396 in Pisces
397 in Pisces
398 in Pisces
399 in Pisces
400
401
402
403 in Pisces
404 in Andromeda – Mirach’s Ghost Galaxy
405
406 in Tucana
407 in Pisces
408 in Pisces
409 in Sculptor
410 in Pisces
411
412
413 in Cetus
414 in Pisces
415 in Sculptor
416
417 in Cetus
418 in Sculptor
419
420 in Pisces
421
422
423 in Sculptor
424 in Sculptor
425 in Andromeda
426 in Cetus
427 in Sculptor
428 in Cetus
429 in Cetus
430 in Cetus
431 in Andromeda
432 in Tucana
433
434 in Tucana
435 in Cetus
436
437 in Pisces
438 in Sculptor
439 in Sculptor
440 in Tucana
441 in Sculptor
442 in Cetus
443 in Pisces
444 in Pisces
445 in Cetus
446 in Pisces
447 in Pisces
448 in Cetus
449 in Pisces
450 in Cetus
451 in Pisces
452 in Pisces
453
454 in Phoenix
455 in Pisces
456
457
458
459 in Pisces
460
461 in Sculptor
462 in Pisces
463 in Pisces
464 in Andromeda
465
466 in Tucana
467 in Pisces
468 in Pisces
469 in Pisces
470 in Pisces
471 in Pisces
472 in Pisces
473 in Pisces
474 in Pisces
475 in Pisces
476 in Pisces
477 in Andromeda
478 in Cetus
479 in Pisces
480
481 in Cetus
482 in Phoenix
483 in Pisces
484 in Tucana
485 in Pisces
486 in Pisces
487 in Cetus
488 in Pisces
489 in Pisces
490 in Pisces
491 in Sculptor
492 in Pisces
493 in Cetus
494 in Pisces
495 in Pisces
496 in Pisces
497 in Cetus
498 in Pisces
499 in Pisces
500 in Pisces

NGC 501–1000
501 in Pisces
502 in Pisces
503 in Pisces
504 in Pisces
505 in Pisces
506
507 in Pisces
508 in Pisces
509 in Pisces
510 in Pisces
511 in Pisces
512 in Andromeda
513 in Andromeda
514 in Pisces
515 in Pisces
516 in Pisces
517 in Pisces
518 in Pisces
519 in Cetus
520 in Pisces
521 in Cetus
522 in Pisces
523 in Andromeda
524 in Pisces
525 in Pisces
526 in Sculptor
527 in Sculptor
528 in Andromeda
529 in Andromeda
530 in Cetus
531 in Andromeda
532 in Pisces
533 in Cetus
534 in Sculptor
535 in Cetus
536 in Andromeda
537
538 in Cetus
539 in Cetus
540 in Cetus
541 in Cetus
542 in Andromeda
543 in Cetus
544 in Sculptor
545 in Cetus
546 in Sculptor
547 in Cetus
548 in Cetus
549 in Sculptor
550 in Cetus
551 in Andromeda
552
553
554 in Cetus
555 in Cetus
556
557 in Cetus
558 in Cetus
559
560 in Cetus
561 in Andromeda
562 in Andromeda
563 in Cetus
564 in Cetus
565 in Cetus
566 in Pisces
567 in Cetus
568 in Sculptor
569 in Pisces
570 in Cetus
571 in Pisces
572 in Sculptor
573 in Andromeda
574 in Sculptor
575 in Pisces
576 in Phoenix
577 in Cetus
578 in Cetus
579 in Triangulum
580
581
582 in Triangulum
583 in Cetus
584 in Cetus
585 in Cetus
586 in Cetus
587 in Triangulum
588
589 in Cetus
590 in Andromeda
591 in Andromeda
592
593 in Cetus
594 in Cetus
595
596 in Cetus
597 in Sculptor
598 in Triangulum – Triangulum Galaxy (M33)spiral galaxy
599 in Cetus
600 in Cetus
601
602
603
604
605 in Andromeda
606 in Pisces
607
608 in Triangulum
609
610
611
612 in Sculptor
613 in Sculptor – barred spiral galaxy
614 in Triangulum
615 in Cetus
616
617 in Cetus
618
619 in Sculptor
620 in Andromeda
621 in Triangulum
622 in Cetus
623 in Sculptor
624 in Cetus
625 in Phoenix
626 in Sculptor
627
628 in Pisces – M74spiral galaxy
629
630 in Sculptor
631 in Pisces
632 in Pisces
633 in Sculptor
634 in Triangulum
635
636 in Cetus
637
638 in Pisces
639 in Sculptor
640 in Cetus
641 in Phoenix
642 in Sculptor
643
644 in Phoenix
645 in Pisces
646 in Hydrus
647 in Cetus
648 in Cetus
649 in Cetus
650
651
652 in Pisces
653 in Andromeda
654
655 in Cetus
656 in Pisces
657
658 in Pisces
659
660 in Pisces
661 in Triangulum
662 in Andromeda
663
664 in Pisces
665 in Pisces
66- in Triangulum
667 in Cetus
668 in Andromeda
669 in Triangulum
670 in Triangulum
671 in Aries
672 in Triangulum
673 in Aries
674
675 in Aries
676 in Pisces
677 in Aries
678 in Aries
679 in Andromeda
680 in Aries
681 in Cetus
682 in Cetus
683 in Aries
684 in Triangulum
685 in Eridanus
686 in Fornax
687 in Andromeda
688 in Triangulum
689 in Fornax
690 in Cetus
691 in Aries
692 in Phoenix
693 in Pisces
694 in Aries
695 in Aries
696 in Fornax
697 in Aries
698 in Fornax
699 in Cetus
700 in Andromeda
701 in Cetus
702 in Cetus
703 in Andromeda
704 in Andromeda
705 in Andromeda
706 in Pisces
707 in Cetus
708 in Andromeda
709 in Andromeda
710 in Andromeda
711 in Aries
712 in Andromeda
713 in Cetus
714 in Andromeda
715
716 in Aries
717 in Andromeda
718 in Pisces
719 in Aries
720 in Cetus
721 in Andromeda
722 in Aries
723 in Cetus
724
725 in Cetus
726 in Cetus
727 in Fornax
728
729
730
731 in Cetus
732 in Andromeda
733 in Triangulum
734 in Cetus
735 in Triangulum
736 in Triangulum
737
738 in Triangulum
739 in Triangulum
740 in Triangulum
741 in Pisces
742 in Pisces
743
744
745 in Eridanus
746 in Andromeda
747
748 in Cetus
749 in Fornax
750 in Triangulum
751 in Triangulum
752
753 in Andromeda
754 in Eridanus
755 in Cetus
756 in Cetus
757
758 in Cetus
759 in Andromeda
760
761 in Triangulum
762 in Cetus
763
764
765 in Aries
766 in Pisces
767 in Cetus
768 in Cetus
769 in Triangulum
770 in Aries
771
772 in Aries
773 in Cetus
774 in Aries
775 in Fornax
776 in Aries
777 in Triangulum
778 in Triangulum
779 in Cetus
780 in Triangulum
781 in Aries
782 in Eridanus
783 in Triangulum
784 in Triangulum
785 in Triangulum
786 in Aries
787 in Cetus
788 in Cetus
789 in Triangulum
790 in Cetus
791 in Pisces
792 in Aries
793
794 in Aries
795 in Eridanus
796
797 in Andromeda
798 in Triangulum
799 in Cetus
800 in Cetus
801 in Andromeda
802 in Hydrus
803 in Aries
804 in Triangulum
805 in Triangulum
806 in Cetus
807 in Triangulum
808 in Cetus
809 in Cetus
810 in Aries
811 in Cetus
812 in Andromeda
813 in Hydrus
814 in Cetus
815 in Cetus
816 in Triangulum
817
818 in Andromeda
819 in Triangulum
820 in Aries
821 in Aries
822 in Phoenix
823 in Fornax
824 in Fornax
825 in Cetus
826 in Triangulum
827 in Cetus
828 in Andromeda
829 in Cetus
830 in Cetus
831 in Cetus
832 in Triangulum
833 in Cetus
834 in Andromeda
835 in Cetus
836 in Cetus
837 in Cetus
838 in Cetus
839 in Cetus
840 in Cetus
841 in Andromeda
842 in Cetus
843
844 in Cetus
845 in Andromeda
846 in Andromeda
847 in Andromeda
848 in Cetus
849 in Cetus
850 in Cetus
851 in Cetus
852 in Eridanus
853 in Cetus
854 in Fornax
855 in Triangulum
856 in Cetus
857 in Fornax
858 in Cetus
859
860 in Triangulum
861 in Triangulum
862 in Phoenix
863 in Cetus
864 in Cetus
865 in Triangulum
866
867
868 in Cetus
869
870 in Aries
871 in Aries
872 in Cetus
873 in Cetus
874
875 in Cetus
876 in Aries
877 in Aries
878 in Cetus
879 in Cetus
880 in Cetus
881 in Cetus
882 in Aries
883 in Cetus
884
885
886
887 in Cetus
888 in Horologium
889 in Phoenix
890 in Triangulum
891 in Andromeda – Silver Sliver Galaxy
892 in Cetus
893 in Phoenix
894
895 in Cetus
896
897 in Fornax
898 in Andromeda
899 in Cetus
900 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
900 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
901 in Aries – compact dwarf galaxy
902 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
903 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
904 in Aries – elliptical galaxy
905 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
906 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
907 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
908 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
909 in Andromeda – elliptical galaxy
910 in Andromeda – elliptical galaxy
911 in Andromeda – elliptical galaxy
912 in Andromeda – lenticular galaxy
913 in Andromeda – lenticular galaxy
914 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
915 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
916 in Aries – spiral galaxy
917 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
918 in Aries – spiral galaxy
919 in Aries – spiral galaxy
920 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
921 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
922 in Fornax – ring galaxy
923 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
924 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
925 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
926 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
927 in Aries – spiral galaxy
928 in Aries – spiral galaxy
929 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
930 in Aries – spiral galaxy
931 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
932 in Aries – spiral galaxy
933 in Andromeda – galaxy
934 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
935 in Aries – spiral galaxy
936 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
937 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
938 in Aries – elliptical galaxy
939 in Eridanus – elliptical galaxy
940 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
941 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
942 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
943 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
944 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
945 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
946 in Andromeda – lenticular galaxy
947 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
948 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
949 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
950 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
951 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
952
953 in Triangulum – elliptical galaxy
954 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
955 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
956
957
958 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
959 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
960 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
961 (also NGC 1051) in Cetus – spiral galaxy
962 in Aries – elliptical galaxy
963 in Cetus – irregular galaxy
964 in Fornax – spiral galaxy
965 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
966 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
967 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
968 in Triangulum – elliptical galaxy
969 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
970 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
971
972 in Aries – spiral galaxy
973 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
974 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
975 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
976 in Aries – spiral galaxy
977 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
978 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
979 in Eridanus – lenticular galaxy
980 in Aries – spiral galaxy
981 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
982 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
983 (also NGC 1002) in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
984 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
985 in Cetus – ring galaxy
986 in Fornax – spiral galaxy
987 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
988 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
989 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
990 in Aries – elliptical galaxy
991 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
992 in Aries – spiral galaxy
993 (also NGC 994) in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
995 in Andromeda – lenticular galaxy
996 in Andromeda – elliptical galaxy
997 in Cetus – elliptical galaxy
998 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
999 in Andromeda – spiral galaxy
1000 in Andromeda – elliptical galaxy

NGC 1001–1500
1001 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1002 – duplicate of NGC 983 (see above)
1003 in Perseus – spiral galaxy
1004 in Cetus – elliptical galaxy
1005 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1006 (also NGC 1010) in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1007 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1008 in Cetus – elliptical galaxy
1009 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1010 – duplicate of NGC 1006 (see above)
1011 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1012 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1013 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1014
1015 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1016 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1017 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1018 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1019 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1020 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1021 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1022 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1023 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1024 in Aries – Arp 333spiral galaxy
1025 in Horologium – spiral galaxy
1026 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1027
1028 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1029 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
1030 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1031 in Horologium – spiral galaxy
1032 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1033 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1034 in Cetus – irregular galaxy
1035 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1036 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1037 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
      Note: some astronomers suggest this is a misclassified “lost or nonexistent object.” See Professor Seligman’s Celestial Atlas website for a detailed analysis.

1038 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1039
1040 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1041 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1042 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1043 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1044 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1045 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1046 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1047 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1048 in Cetus – galaxy pair (one lenticular and one spiral)
1049
1050 in Perseus – spiral galaxy
1051 – duplicate of NGC 961 (see above)
1052 in Cetus – elliptical galaxy
1053 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1054 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1055 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1056 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1057 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
1058 in Perseus – spiral galaxy
1059
1060 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
1061 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
1062
1063 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1064 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1065 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1066 in Triangulum – lenticular galaxy
1067 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
1068 in Cetus – M77spiral galaxy | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
1069 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1070 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1071 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1072 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1073 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1074 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1075 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1076 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1077 in Perseus – spiral galaxy
1078 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1079 in Fornax – spiral galaxy
1080 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1081 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1082 in Eridanus – lenticular galaxy
1083 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1084 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1085 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1086 in Perseus – spiral galaxy
1087 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1088 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
1089 in Eridanus – lenticular galaxy
1090 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1091 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1092 in Eridanus – elliptical galaxy
1093 in Triangulum – spiral galaxy
1094 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1095 in Cetus – spiral galaxy
1096 in Horologium – spiral galaxy
1097 (part of Arp 77) in Fornax – spiral galaxy
1098 in Eridanus – lenticular galaxy
1099 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1100 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1101 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1102 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1103 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1104 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1105 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1106 in Perseus – lenticular galaxy
1107 in Cetus – lenticular galaxy
1108 in Eridanus – lenticular galaxy
1109 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1110 in Eridanus – elongated spiral galaxy
1111 (might be the same as IC 1850) in Aries – spiral galaxy
1112
1113
1114 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1115 in Aries – lenticular galaxy
1116 in Aries – spiral galaxy
1117 in Aries – elliptical galaxy
1118 in Eridanus
1119
1120 in Eridanus
1121 in Eridanus
1122 in Perseus
1123
1124 in Fornax
1125 in Eridanus
1126 in Eridanus
1127 in Aries
1128
1129 in Perseus
1130 in Perseus
1131 in Perseus
1132 in Eridanus
1133 in Eridanus
1134 in Aries
1135 in Horologium
1136 in Horologium
1137 in Cetus
1138 in Perseus
1139 in Eridanus
1140 in Eridanus
1141
1142
1143 in Cetus
1144 in Cetus
1145 in Eridanus
1146
1147
1148 in Eridanus
1149 in Cetus
1150 in Eridanus
1151 in Eridanus
1152 in Eridanus
1153 in Cetus
1154 in Eridanus
1155 in Eridanus
1156 in Aries
1157 in Eridanus
1158 in Eridanus
1159 in Perseus
1160 in Perseus
1161 in Perseus
1162 in Eridanus
1163 in Eridanus
1164 in Perseus
1165 in Fornax
1166 in Aries
1167 in Perseus
1168 in Aries
1169 in Perseus
1170
1171 in Perseus
1172 in Eridanus
1173
1174
1175 in Perseus
1176
1177 in Perseus
1178
1179 in Eridanus
1180
1181
1182 in Eridanus
1183
1184 in Cepheus
1185 in Eridanus
1186 in Perseus
1187 in Eridanus
1188
1189 in Eridanus
1190 in Eridanus
1191 in Eridanus
1192 in Eridanus
1193
1194 in Cetus
1195 in Eridanus
1196 in Eridanus
1197
1198 in Perseus
1199 in Eridanus
1200 in Eridanus
1201 in Fornax
1202 in Eridanus
1203 in Eridanus
1204 in Eridanus
1205
1206 in Eridanus
1207 in Perseus
1208 in Eridanus
1209 in Eridanus
1210 in Fornax
1211 in Cetus
1212 in Perseus
1213 in Perseus
1214 in Eridanus
1215 in Eridanus
1216 in Eridanus
1217 in Fornax
1218 in Cetus
1219 in Cetus
1220
1221 in Eridanus
1222 in Eridanus
1223
1224 in Perseus
1225
1226 in Perseus
1227 in Perseus
1228 in Eridanus
1229 in Eridanus
1230 in Eridanus
1231
1232 in Eridanus
1233 in Perseus
1234 in Eridanus
1235
1236 in Aries
1237
1238 in Eridanus
1239 in Eridanus
1240
1241 in Eridanus
1242 in Eridanus
1243 in Eridanus
1244 in Horologium
1245
1246 in Horologium
1247 in Eridanus
1248 in Eridanus
1249 in Horologium
1250 in Perseus
1251
1252
1253 in Eridanus
1254 in Cetus
1255 in Fornax
1256 in Eridanus
1257 in Perseus
1258 in Eridanus
1259 in Perseus
1260 in Perseus
1261
1262 in Eridanus
1263 in Eridanus
1264 in Perseus
1265 in Perseus
1266 in Eridanus
1267 in Perseus
1268 in Perseus
1269
1270 in Perseus
1271 in Perseus
1272 in Perseus
1273 in Perseus
1274 in Perseus
1275 in Perseus – Perseus A (Caldwell 24)elliptical Seyfert galaxy
1276 in Perseus
1277 in Perseus
1278 in Perseus
1279 in Perseus
1280 in Cetus
1281 in Perseus
1282 in Perseus
1283 in Perseus
1284 in Eridanus
1285 in Eridanus
1286 in Eridanus
1287 in Eridanus
1288 in Fornax
1289 in Eridanus
1290
1291 in Eridanus – ring galaxy
1292 in Fornax – spiral galaxy
1293 in Perseus
1294 in Perseus
1295
1296 in Eridanus
1297 in Eridanus
1298 in Eridanus
1299 in Eridanus
1300 in Eridanus – barred spiral galaxy
1301 in Eridanus – spiral galaxy
1302 in Fornax – spiral galaxy
1303 in Eridanus
1304 in Eridanus
1305 in Eridanus
1306 in Fornax
1307
1308 in Eridanus
1309 in Eridanus
1310 in Fornax
1311 in Horologium
1312
1313 in Reticulum
1314 in Eridanus
1315 in Eridanus
1316 in Fornax
1317 in Fornax
1318
1319 in Eridanus
1320 in Eridanus
1321 in Eridanus
1322 in Eridanus
1323 in Eridanus
1324 in Eridanus
1325 in Eridanus
1326 in Fornax
1327
1328 in Eridanus
1329 in Eridanus
1330 in Perseus
1331 in Eridanus
1332 in Eridanus
1333 in Perseus
1334 in Perseus
1335 in Perseus
1336 in Fornax
1337 in Eridanus
1338 in Eridanus
1339 in Fornax
1340
1341 in Fornax
1342
1343 in Cassiopeia
1344 in Fornax
1345 in Eridanus
1346 in Eridanus
1347 in Eridanus
1348
1349 in Taurus
1350 in Fornax
1351 in Fornax
1352 in Eridanus
1353 in Eridanus
1354 in Eridanus
1355 in Eridanus
1356 in Horologium
1357 in Eridanus
1358 in Eridanus
1359 in Eridanus
1360
1361 in Eridanus
1362 in Eridanus
1363 in Eridanus
1364 in Eridanus
1365
1366 in Fornax
1367
1368 in Eridanus
1369
1370 in Eridanus
1371 in Fornax
1372 in Eridanus
1373 in Fornax
1374 in Fornax
1375 in Fornax
1376 in Eridanus
1377 in Eridanus
1378
1379 in Fornax
1380 in Fornax
1381 in Fornax
1382 in Fornax
1383 in Eridanus
1384 in Taurus
1385 in Fornax
1386 in Eridanus
1387 in Fornax
1388 in Eridanus
1389 in Eridanus
1390 in Eridanus
1391
1392 in Eridanus
1393 in Eridanus
1394 in Eridanus
1395 in Eridanus
1396
1397 in Eridanus
1398 in Fornax
1399 in Fornax
1400 in Eridanus
1401 in Eridanus
1402 in Eridanus
1403 in Eridanus
1404 in Eridanus
1405 in Eridanus
1406 in Fornax
1407 in Eridanus
1408
1409 in Taurus
1410 in Taurus
1411 in Horologium
1412
1413 in Eridanus
1414
1415 in Eridanus
1416 in Eridanus
1417 in Eridanus
1418 in Eridanus
1419 in Eridanus
1420
1421 in Eridanus
1422 in Eridanus
1423 in Eridanus
1424 in Eridanus
1425 in Fornax
1426 in Eridanus
1427 in Eridanus
1428 in Fornax
1429
1430
1431 in Taurus
1432
1433 in Horologium
1434
1435
1436 in Eridanus
1437 in Eridanus
1438 in Eridanus
1439 in Eridanus
1440 in Eridanus
1441 in Eridanus
1442 in Eridanus
1443
1444
1445 in Eridanus
1446 in Eridanus
1447 in Eridanus
1448 in Horologium
1449 in Eridanus
1450 in Eridanus
1451 in Eridanus
1452 in Eridanus
1453 in Eridanus
1454
1455 in Eridanus
1456
1457 in Horologium
1458
1459 in Fornax
1460 in Eridanus
1461 in Eridanus
1462 in Taurus
1463 in Reticulum
1464 in Eridanus
1465 in Perseus
1466
1467 in Eridanus
1468 in Eridanus
1469 in Camelopardalis
1470 in Eridanus
1471
1472 in Eridanus
1473 in Hydrus
1474 in Taurus
1475
1476 in Horologium
1477 in Eridanus
1478 in Eridanus
1479
1480
1481 in Eridanus
1482 in Eridanus
1483 in Horologium
1484 in Eridanus
1485 in Camelopardalis
1486 in Eridanus
1487 in Eridanus
1488 in Taurus
1489 in Eridanus
1490 in Reticulum
1491
1492 in Eridanus
1493 in Horologium
1494 in Horologium
1495 in Horologium
1496
1497 in Taurus
1498
1499
1500 in Dorado

NGC 1501-2000
NGC 1503 - lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Reticulum

NGC 2001-2500
NGC 2007 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Pictor

NGC 2501-3000
NGC 3001-3500
NGC 3370 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Leo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

NGC 3377 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Leo

NGC 3501-4000
NGC 3628 - part of the Leo Triplet
      Constellation: Leo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

NGC 3842 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Leo

NGC 3862 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Leo

NGC 4001-4500
NGC 4125 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 4216 - VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4236 - barred spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 4262 - VGC, barred lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

NGC 4435 and NGC 4438 - Eyes Galaxies, VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4450 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

NGC 4501-5000
NGC 4526 - VGC, lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4527 - VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4550 - VGC, barred lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo

NGC 4571 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

NGC 4589 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 4647 - VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

NGC 4651 - Umbrella Galaxy, VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
      An umbrella-shaped protrusion that is fainter than the main spiral of the galaxy is attached to the spiral's left side. Comprised of tidal star streams, this cosmic umbrella extends over 100,000 light-years away from the galactic spiral!

NGC 4654 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

NGC 4750 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 5001-5000
NGC 5501-6000
NGC 5879 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 5907 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Draco | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

NGC 5981 - edge-on spiral galaxy in the Draco Group
      Constellation: Draco | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day - Draco Group

NGC 5982 - elliptical galaxy in the Draco Group
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 5983 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Serpens

NGC 5984 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Serpens

NGC 5985 - face-on spiral galaxy in the Draco Group
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 6001-6500
NGC 6015 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 6501-7000
NGC 6503 - "Lost-in-Space Galaxy"; dwarf spiral galaxy in the Local Void
      Constellation: Draco

NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy; intermediate spiral galaxy
      Constellations: Cepheus and Cygnus

NGC 7001-7840
NGC 7840 is the last entry in the New General Catalogue.

Some Galaxies Classified in both the NGC and Messier Catalogues

M31 / NGC 224 - Andromeda Galaxy
> The Granddaddy of all galaxies (along with the Milky Way) is the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31. The 'M' in M31 refers to the Messier Catalogue which was created by Charles Messier. Why would you need to know about Andromeda Galaxy compared to other galaxies? For one thing, it is part of Local Group, a group of 30 galaxies, including the Milky Way and Andromeda. Second, it is the closest spiral galaxy to our galaxy. Also, it is the farthest object that can be seen by the naked eye (without aid of telescopes or binoculars). It is located in the constellation Andromeda, of course!
Andromeda Galaxy

M32 / NGC 221 - dwarf elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Andromeda | Universe Today

M33 / NGC 598 - Triangulum Galaxy
> In Triangulum the Triangle constellation, there lies an aptly-named Triangulum Galaxy, also known as M33 (Messier Object 33). It is also a member of the Local Group. The constellation Triangulum is a triangular constellation near Andromeda, where the Andromeda Galaxy is located. The image is from http://www.astrogb.com/m33.htm.
Triangulum Galaxy

M49 / NGC 4472 - VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M51 / NGC 5194
      Constellation: Canes Venatici | astrogb.com

M58 / NGC 4579 - VGC=
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M59 / NGC 4621 - VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M60 / NGC 4649 - VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M65 / NGC 3623 - part of the Leo Triplet
      Constellation: Leo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M66 / NGC 3627 - part of the Leo Triplet
      Constellation: Leo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M77 / NGC 1068
      Constellation: Cetus | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M81 / NGC 3031 - Bode's Galaxy
      Constellation: Ursa Major | Universe Today

M82 / NGC 3034 - Cigar Galaxy
      Constellation: Ursa Major | Universe Today

M83 / NGC 5236 - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
      Constellation: Hydra | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M84 / NGC 4374 - VGC, lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M85 / NGC 4382 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices | Universe Today

M86 / NGC 4406 - VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M87 / NGC 4486 - Virgo A, VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M88 / NGC 4501 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices | Universe Today

M89 / NGC 4552 - VGC *
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M91 / NGC 4548 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices | Universe Today

M95 / NGC 3351 - barred spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Leo | Universe Today

M98 / NGC 4192 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

M99 / NGC 4254 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices

M100 / NGC 4321 - VGC=
      Constellation: Coma Berenices | Universe Today

M101 / NGC 5457 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
> This spectacular spiral galaxy spectacle is located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is more than twice larger than the Milky Way Galaxy. To view this beauty, you would have to view it on a dark, clear night and have a fairly large telescope. The image is from http://www.astrogb.com/m101.htm.
This is the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), which is located in the constellation Ursa Major.

M102 / NGC 5866 - Spindle Galaxy; edge-on lenticular galaxy
      Constellation: Draco | NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

M104 / NGC 4594 - Sombrero Galaxy; spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Virgo | Universe Today

M105 / NGC 3379 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Leo | Universe Today

M106 / NGC 4258 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Canes Venatici | Universe Today

M108 / NGC 3556 - spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Ursa Major | Universe Today

M109 / NGC 3992 - barred spiral galaxy
      Constellation: Ursa Major | Universe Today

M110 / NGC 205 - elliptical galaxy
      Constellation: Andromeda | Universe Today

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Blog Background

The background has three Hubble Space Telescope images:

— LH 95 is a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Dorado constellation.

— Ant Nebula (also called Menzel 3) is an aptly-named planetary nebula located in the constellation Norma.

— Egg Nebula (also called CL 2688) is a protoplanetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.