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Most galaxies are known to us only by index numbers assigned by astronomers, and a great number of the newly-discovered ones don't even have numbers yet. One of the earliest lists including galaxies were developed by the French astronomer Messier. Messier was primarily a comet-hunter; he wasn't much interested in things that weren't comets, but he kept re-discovering the same comet-like objects in his telescope. So he compiled an index of "comet-like things that aren't comets". The 31st item in Messier's list, called (unimaginatively enough) "M31", is what we now call the Andromeda galaxy, or sometimes the "Great Nebula in Andromeda".
Some of the not-too-far-distant ones have interesting names suggested by their shape or appearance; for example, M104, the Sombrero Galaxy, or M82, the Cigar Galaxy.
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What kind of galexies are there?
There are generally three types of galaxies: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies. Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have a disk shape with arms of stars spiraling out from a central core. Elliptical galaxies are shaped like ellipses and contain mostly older stars. Irregular galaxies have a less defined shape and tend to have a mix of young and old stars.
Are there other galexies?
Yes, there are many other galaxies. Billions, possibly.
How many galexies are in star wars the movie?
MIllions and billions many are uncharted
Halo as in military operation?
halo in the game or film is a alien weapon that has an ability to destroy galexies
What ways are an equilateral and a rhombus the same and how are they different?
They have different names.
What is up in space?
Planets,rockets,meteors,comets,and galexies. Many more things are in space I just can't answer them all.
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What your the names of different forklift trucks?
what are the various names of different forklift trucks
What are the different names of cubiod?
names of cuboid
Do all cultures use the same names for days?
No. The names of the days of the weeks and the names of month are different in different languages.
Different names for addition?
the different names for add are :PlusSumIncreaseMore ThanGreater ThanGainRaiseTotalAll Together
Why do the oceans have different names but are connected?
They are given different names to help distinguish where in the world they are.
