List of largest galaxies - Wikipedia
This is a list of largest galaxies known, sorted by order of increasing major axis diameters. The unit of measurement used is the light-year (approximately 9.46 × 10 12 kilometers).
The Ten Largest Galaxies In The Universe - WorldAtlas
2023年6月9日 · Of all the known galaxies, which ones happen to be the largest and how big are they? To date, the biggest galaxy that has been discovered is IC 1101. IC 1101 is classified as a supergiant elliptical galaxy, and it looks far different than the Milky Way.
10 Largest Galaxies in the Known Universe - Largest.org
2018年12月4日 · IC 1101 is the largest galaxy in the observable universe. This supergiant elliptical galaxy is estimated to be around 2000 times larger than our Milky Way Galaxy, and also sports the largest known supermassive black hole known to man .
IC 1101 - Wikipedia
IC 1101 is a class S0 supergiant (cD) lenticular galaxy at the center of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster. It has an isophotal diameter at about 123.65 to 169.61 kiloparsecs (400,000 to 550,000 light-years).
How large is the biggest galaxy in the Universe? - Big Think
2024年12月9日 · The giant elliptical galaxy at the heart of cluster Abell 2029, IC 1101, is the largest known galaxy in the Universe, at least in terms of stellar extent.
Largest galaxy ever discovered baffles scientists - Live Science
2022年2月17日 · At 16.3 million light-years wide, the Alcyoneus galaxy has a diameter 160 times wider than the Milky Way and four times that of the previous title holder, IC 1101, which spans 3.9 million...
List of galaxies - Wikipedia
There are an estimated 100 billion galaxies in all of the observable universe. [1] . On the order of 100,000 galaxies make up the Local Supercluster, and about 51 galaxies are in the Local Group (see list of nearest galaxies for a complete list).
The Largest Galaxy In the Known Universe: IC 1101 - Futurism
2017年5月26日 · Located almost a billion light-years away, IC 1101 is the single largest galaxy that has ever been found in the observable universe. Just how large is it? At its largest point, this galaxy...
10 Largest Galaxies in the Universe - Astra Space Universe
Embark on a cosmic journey through the universe's colossal wonders - from IC 1101's immense scale to Centaurus A's aftermath of a galactic collision. Explore the largest galaxies, spanning millions of light-years, each revealing mysteries of dark matter, star genesis, and celestial beauty.
IC 1101 Galaxy Facts (UGC 9752) - Universe Guide
IC 1101 is the largest known galaxy in the Universe. It is estimated to be over 3 million light-years in radius, has over 100 trillion stars, and is in the constellation of Virgo.