Dwingeloo 2 is a small irregular galaxy discovered in 1996 and located about 10 million light-years away from the Earth.
The host galaxies of Seyferts are usually spiral or irregular galaxies.
There are two major Hubble types of irregular galaxies:
These classes are extended for finer distinctions of appearance and to encompass irregular galaxies.
Smaller galaxies lacking a coherent structure are referred to as irregular galaxies.
M82 was previously believed to be an irregular galaxy.
In contrast, elliptical and irregular galaxies, he said, are barren.
In both cases, many of the constituent galaxies are irregular galaxies.
Both of the galaxies involved in the collision are barred irregular galaxies.
A lenticular galaxy is a type of irregular galaxy.
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