Fried Egg Galaxy Flag

Fried Egg Galaxy Flag

In the constellation Pegasus is a unique galaxy that dose not fit into the mainstream spiral shape. Most galaxies have a bar or spiral shape.

Its number is NGC 7742, but it's better known by simpler and more intuitively aligned name - the Celestial Egg. This is one cosmic omelet that will give you heartburn.

It is about 23 Megaparsecs away, and classified as Seyfert Galaxy, which means its center is 'brighter than your average bear' so to speak.

Picture of Fried Egg Galaxy with its Flag

Centaurus A Galaxy Flag

Hoag Galaxy Flag

Cartwheel Galaxy Flag

Cartwheel Galaxy Flag

Here is the flag of the Cartwheel Galaxy. It is about 500 million light years away and was discovered in 1941 by a Bulgarian born Swiss - Fritz Zwicky.

The flag has a black background. In the center is a yellow galactic icon with the image of two women doing a cartwheel on either side. In the central image is an elliptical ring in indigo, as are the dresses of the women.

The Cartwheel Galaxy has a dynamic shape because its previous performance with other galaxies so to speak. After a short rendezvous with smaller galaxy, the Cartwheel Galaxy did a cosmic cartwheel, about 200 million years ago.

Image of the Cartwheel Galaxy with Flag

The Mice Galaxy Flag

Mice Galaxy Flag

This is the flag of the Mice Galaxy, which is a combinations of two dancing galaxies. This mighty mouse duo can be found in the Bernice's Hair - a constellation right above Virgo. The Mice Galaxy is about 290 million light years away, and may join as one - but we really don't know.

The colours of the Mice Galaxy flag are red, blue, white and black. In the center is a white galaxy symbol. Along the fly is a blue mouse with its tail touching the center, and along the hoist is a red mouse 'upside down' with its tail touching the white galaxy in the center.


The Mice Galaxy Flag in 'Millennium Falcon' stance

Antennae Galaxy Flag

Sombrero Galaxy Flag

Sombrero Galaxy Flag

The Sombrero Galaxy is found in the Virgo Constellation. It is about 9 Megaparces away.

The flag consists of a yellow sombrero with a blue fleur delis band, in the corners are four galactic shapes. This galaxy became known to us by Pierre Mechain, in 1767 thus the fleur de lis.