Milky Way Galaxy

Central Bulge

• Pistol Star
• S2 & Central Black Hole

Spiral Disk

• LOCAL CHIMNEY & SUPERBUBBLES

LOCAL BUBBLE

• Achernar
• Solar Neighborhood

NEAR LOOP BUBBLES

• Betelgeuse
• R Coronae Australis
• RXJ 1856.5-3754

NEAR SPIRAL ARMS

• Alnitak 3
• Crab Nebula & Pulsar

FAR DISK

• Eta Carinae 2
• LBV 1806-20 AB?
• Microquasar XTE J1550-564
• Rho Cassiopeiae
• Tycho's Star
• OUTER DISK RING?

Near Intergalactic

Local Group

• Andromeda Galaxy

Virgo Supercluster

• Galaxy Centaurus A
• Galaxy POX 186

Local Universe

Pisces-Perseus Supercluster

• Supernova 2006gy

Centaurus Wall

• Great Attractor

Coma Wall / Great Wall

• Coma Supercluster

Far Cosmos

Beginnings

Note: These objects tend to be extremely distant from Sol, in space and even time. Many are also extremely large, massive, dense, energetic, ancient, or young. All have been estimated to be over 100 light-years (ly) -- or 30.7 parsecs (pc) -- away. Most are at least 1,000 ly (or 306.6 pc) away. For more information about the Milky Way Galaxy and its stars (including spectral and luminosity class codes), go to ChView's webpage on The Stars of the Milky Way.

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