NGC 6822:  Banard's Galaxy   

Size 5kly
Distance 1.6Mly
Type Irregular(Irr)
Equatorial Coordinates RA             Dec     

             19 45.0      -14 48                 

Description

(1). One of the 200  brightest galaxies(according to the Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies.

(2). This galaxy is a dwarf with a mere 10 million  stellar  members in its ranks.

(3). The gas "bubble" in the top right  corner was  caused by stars that formed from their natal gas cloud. Since this galaxy (especially on the outskirts) does not have much in the way of internal motions, the bubble of gas continues to expand without anything disrupting it.

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