Talk:List of galaxies
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[edit] Correction of absolute magnitude
Almost all of the galaxies listed on this page have a minor error in the info template on the right in their article pages. The error is a false figure given for the absolute magnitude of the galaxy.
For example, for M51 the figure given for abs. mag. was 12.7 while the true abs. magn. is -21.5
However, 12.7 is roughly M51's surface brightness, so I assume the editor unwittingly picked the wrong value. Nevertheless, almost all of the galaxies listed here have to be updated. How to calculate the abs mag see the article. Albester 20:02, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] All of the galaxies??
Does this list include only major galaxies or does it include all of the galaxies known? I was kind of expecting more...
- I too was wondering this. How complete is this list?--SeizureDog 02:28, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Someone vandalized it a few weeks ago, and the person who cleaned it up unfortunately was not careful, and stripped out the lines that had been altered instead of restoring them. --dreish~talk 20:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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- The list primarily contains well known and well studied galaxies, nothing more, nothing less Albester 13:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I do not see every "well-known or well-studied" galaxy on this list. This list is simply poorly maintained.GeorgeJBendo 17:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, I may try tackling this list once I am finished with List of Spiral Galaxies. Imaninjapiratetalk to me 09:24, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
- I do not see every "well-known or well-studied" galaxy on this list. This list is simply poorly maintained.GeorgeJBendo 17:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
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- The list primarily contains well known and well studied galaxies, nothing more, nothing less Albester 13:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Someone vandalized it a few weeks ago, and the person who cleaned it up unfortunately was not careful, and stripped out the lines that had been altered instead of restoring them. --dreish~talk 20:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request for removal from the list
Can I remove from the list NGC 2 and NGC 3 since the information about these galaxies is deficient. -Pika ten10 (talk) 06:34, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
