Maffei 1 is a massive elliptical galaxy near the constellation borders between Perseus and Cassiopeia, located 9.8 million light years away. Once believed to be a member of the Local …

Maffei 1 and 2, two galaxies relatively close to the Milky Way Galaxy but unobserved until the late 1960s, when the Italian astronomer Paolo Maffei detected them by their infrared radiation. …

Mar 6, 2010 · Maffei 1 is the bluish elliptical object in the center of the image. It is a Lenticular type galaxy, which has a disk-like structure and a central bulge but no spiral structure or …

Jan 1, 2024 · Maffei 1 is a giant type E3 elliptical galaxy. Its stars are mostly old, around 10 billion years in age. If the view was clear, it would likely be one of the brightest galaxies in the...

The IC 342/Maffei Group (also known as the IC 342 Group or the Maffei 1 Group) corresponds to one or two galaxy groups close to the Local Group. The member galaxies are mostly …

May 18, 2022 · Maffei 1 is the brightest member of the nearest group behind the Local Group, along with Maffei 2 and IC 342 — the latter a large, open-face spiral with a low surface …

The dim reddish glow from the central regions of Maffei 1, a large elliptical galaxy only about 5 megaparsecs way, is all that remains of the galaxy's light after traversing the clouds of our …

Maffei 1 is a massive elliptical galaxy near the constellation borders between Perseus and Cassiopeia, located 9.8 million light years away. Once believed to be a member of the Local …

Maffei 1 is the bluish elliptical object in the center of the image. It is a Lenticular type galaxy, which has a disk-like structure and a central bulge but no spiral structure or appreciable dust …

Maffei 1 lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is heavily obscured by the Milky Way's stars and dust. If it were not obscured, it would be one of the largest (about 3/4 the size of the full moon), …