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Slav-nsk [51]
2 years ago
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How are galaxies named?

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1 answer:
choli [55]2 years ago
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Answer:

Some galaxies are given descriptive names (e.g. "Andromeda", "Whirlpool") if they are particularly distinctive in location or appearance. But most galaxies are known from their designation in a catalogue. One of the earliest catalogues of objects in the sky was made by Charles Messier.

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