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- distant observations preferentially select the most luminous objects. The isophotal diameter is introduced as a conventional way of measuring a galaxy's size...
- lenticular galaxy at the center of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster. It has an isophotal diameter at about 123.65 to 169.61 kilop****cs (400,000 to 550,000 light-years)...
- either a planetary nebula or a peculiar galaxy. The galaxy has a D25 isophotal diameter of 45.41 kilop****cs (148,000 light-years). A nearly perfect...
- by the naked eye. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with a D25 isophotal diameter estimated at 26.8 ± 1.1 kilop****cs (87,400 ± 3,600 light-years)...
- million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D25 isophotal diameter of 29.44 kilop****cs (96,000 light-years). Because of its relative...
- indicating a spiral shape with a weak bar feature and loosely wound arms. The isophotal axis ratio is 0.32, indicating that it is being viewed at an angle. M66...
- spiral galaxies in the sky, and is visible with binoculars. It has an isophotal diameter at about 36.24 kilop****cs (118,000 light-years). Its nickname...
- Catalogue of Bright Galaxies (RC3) in 1991, the galaxy has a D25 B-band isophotal diameter of 26.77 kilop****cs (87,300 light-years). It is heavily obscured...
- one of the brightest Seyfert galaxies visible from Earth and has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 27.70 kilop****cs (90,000 light-years). The morphological...
- million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It has a D25 isophotal diameter of 44.23 kilop****cs (144,300 light-years), and a m**** of about...