Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Galaxy  ·  LBN 83  ·  NGC 6822
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Barnard's Galaxy, Miles Zhou
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Barnard's Galaxy

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Barnard's Galaxy

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Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius. About 1.6 million light-years away, it is one of the closer galaxies to the Milky Way, and a member of the Local Group. It is similar in structure and composition to the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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Barnard's Galaxy, Miles Zhou