GO ASTRONOMY | Top 10 Largest Galaxies @goastronomy | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
See the top 10 largest galaxies, in terms of isophotal diameter in light-years (ly). The Milky Way is 87,400 ly across for comparison:
1. ESO 383-76 - 1.76 million ly,
2. ESO 306-17 - 1.07 million ly,
3. NGC 623 - 804,000 ly,
4. Abell 1413-BCG - 801,400 ly,
5. Antenna Galaxies - 752,000 ly,
6. Condor Galaxy - 717,000 ly,
7. Tadpole Galaxy - 558,000 ly,
8. IC 1101 - 553,000 ly,
9. Abell 2261-BCG - 545,000 ly,
10. Hercules A - 460,000 ly
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See the top 10 largest galaxies, in terms of isophotal diameter in light-years (ly). The Milky Way is 87,400 ly across for comparison:
1. ESO 383-76 - 1.76 million ly,
2. ESO 306-17 - 1.07 million ly,
3. NGC 623 - 804,000 ly,
4. Abell 1413-BCG - 801,400 ly,
5. Antenna Galaxies - 752,000 ly,
6. Condor Galaxy - 717,000 ly,
7. Tadpole Galaxy - 558,000 ly,
8. IC 1101 - 553,000 ly,
9. Abell 2261-BCG - 545,000 ly,
10. Hercules A - 460,000 ly
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🌐 go-astronomy.com
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*Disclaimer*: Efforts were made to use images in the public domain (NASA/ESA et al), from CC0, royalty-free, and from stock image houses. In the event that an image is not, under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes including education and research. Fair Use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. This video is made to advance the understanding of, and to advocate, astronomy and its related disciplines.
