Irregular · Local Group

Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822)

Barnard's Galaxy is an isolated irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group. In 1925, Edwin Hubble used its Cepheid variable stars to measure its distance — confirming it was a true separate galaxy beyond the Milky Way, shortly after proving

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