Field galaxy

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A field galaxy is a galaxy that does not belong to a larger cluster of galaxies and hence is gravitationally alone.

Most galaxies, roughly 80%, within 5 Mpc (16 Mly) of us exist in groups or clusters of galaxies.[1] Most low-surface-brightness galaxies are field galaxies.[2] The median Hubble-type of field galaxies is Sb, a type of spiral galaxy.[3]

List of field galaxies

A list of nearby relatively bright field galaxies within the Local Volume, about 10 Mpc (33 Mly)[4]

Galaxy Type Size Constellation RA DEC Distance Notes
NGC 1313 [4]
NGC 2188 [4]
NGC 2683 [4]
NGC 2903 [4]
NGC 3115 [4]
NGC 3621 [4]
NGC 4136 [4]
NGC 4605 [4]
NGC 5068 [4]
NGC 6503 SA(s)cd
LINER		 30 kly (9.2 kpc) Draco 17h 49m 26.514s +70° 08′ 39.63″ 18 Mly (5.5 Mpc) Also called the "Lost-In-Space galaxy" due to its location next to the Local Void. [4][5][6][7]

Further reading

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References

  1. ↑ Astronomische Nachrichten, "On the Emptiness of Voids", Schmidt, K.-H.; Bohm, P.; Elsasser, H.; vol. 318, no. 2, p. 81, Bibcode: 1997AN....318...81S
  2. ↑ "An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology", David J. Adams and others
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