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  1. February 8th, 2012, 05:55 AM #1
    Jimi Lowrey
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    Malin 1

    Malin1 AKA (PGC 42102)

    COMA BERENICES

    J2000
    RA
    12 34 28
    DEC
    +14 36 19

    Type LSB SBO or SBa

    17.1V MAG

    Malin 1 was discovered in 1986 and as far as I know it is the largest spiral galaxy know. It is 650 000 light years across five and A half times the diameter of the Milky way Galaxy. It is 1.1 billion light years from Earth.

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    Last edited by Jimi Lowrey; February 8th, 2012 at 05:58 AM.
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