Maffei 1 and 2

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4832. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxies, Individual Galaxies

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Two relatively nearby galaxies which lie so close to the plane of the Milky Way that they are almost completely obscured by interstellar dust. They were discovered in 1968 as a result of infrared observations conducted by the Italian astronomer, Paulo Maffei. Maffei I appears to be an elliptical galaxy, located at a distance of about 330 000 light-years. Maffei 2 is a spiral galaxy that lies at ...

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