M31 -- The Andromeda Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in Andromeda
(Robert Gendler, apod051222)
M32
An elliptical galaxy, a satellite of M31 (the small galaxy above M31)
(Robert Gendler, apod051222)
M33 -- The Triangulum Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in Triangulum
(Robert Gendler, apod041214)
M49
An elliptical galaxy in Virgo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M51 -- The Whirlpool Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
(S. Beckwith (STScI) Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA, apod061111)
M58
A barred spiral galaxy in Virgo
(Fred Cieslak, Adam Block, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M59
An elliptical galaxy in Virgo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M60
An elliptical galaxy in Virgo (lower left), and a more distant spiral, NGC4647
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M61
A barred spiral galaxy in Virgo
(Adam Block, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M63
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
(Satoshi Miyazaki (NAOJ), Suprime-Cam, Subaru Telescope, NOAJ, apod000627)
M64
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI), S. Smartt (IoA) & D. Richstone (U. Michigan) et al., apod040211)
M65
A spiral galaxy in Leo
(Chuck Greenberg, Scott Tucker, Adam Block, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M66
A spiral galaxy in Leo
 Only 35 million light years away, this hundred thousand light year wide spiral is a member of the well-studied Leo Triplet of galaxies. Gravitational interaction with other members of the small group has probably influenced the structure of its dust-filled arms, and the formation of clusters of bright young stars which light up those arms. (M. Neeser (Univ.-Sternwarte Munchen), P. Barthel (Kapteyn Astron. Institute), H. Heyer, H. Boffin (ESO), ESO, apod060902) |
M74
A spiral galaxy in Pisces
(Gemini Observatory, GMOS Team, apod030524)
M77
A spiral galaxy in Cetus, also known to be a Seyfert galaxy
(Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory), apod061207)
M81
A spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, orbiting around M82
M82
A spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, orbiting around M81
M83
A spiral galaxy in Hydra
(FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO, apod030511)
M84
A lenticular (S0) or elliptical galaxy in Virgo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M85
A lenticular (S0) galaxy in Coma Berenices
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M86
A lenticular (S0) galaxy in Virgo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M87
An elliptical galaxy in Virgo
(J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT), Coelum, Hawaiian Starlight, apod040616; Copyright CFHT)
M88
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M89
An elliptical galaxy in Virgo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M90
A spiral galaxy in Virgo
(Gary and Jeri Siegelman, Adam Block, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M91
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(NOAO)
M94
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
(Hillary Mathis & N.A.Sharp (NOAO), AURA, NSF, apod021121)
M95
A spiral galaxy in Leo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M96
A spiral galaxy in Leo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M98
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(Kitt Peak National Observatory, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M99
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(N. A. Sharp, Kitt Peak National Observatory, AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M100
A spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
(FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO, apod060307)
M101/M102 -- The Pinwheel Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
(M102 was an inadvertent duplication, due to an erroneous communication)
(NASA, ESA, CFHT, NOAO; Acknowledgement - K.Kuntz (GSFC), F.Bresolin (U.Hawaii),
J.Trauger (JPL), J.Mould (NOAO), Y.-H.Chu (U. Illinois), apod060302)
M104 -- The Sombrero Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in Virgo
(David Malin, Anglo-Australian University, apod990815)
M105
An elliptical galaxy in Leo
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M106
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
(Bernie and Jay Slotnick, Adam Block, AOP, NOAO, AURA, NSF, apod030417)
M108
A spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M109
A spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
(AURA, NSF, NOAO)
M110
A dwarf elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
 A satellite of M31, also known as NGC205, M110 is the elliptical galaxy below M31, in the image of that galaxy, above. About 15000 light-years across, M110 is comparable in size to the Magellanic Clouds, which are satellites of our galaxy. Elliptical galaxies usually contain little gas, and only old stars, but M110 has dust clouds, and young stars, perhaps as a result of its gravitational interaction with M31. (Robert Gendler, apod051222) |
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