A field galaxy is a galaxy that does not belong to a larger galaxy group or cluster and hence is gravitationally alone.

Roughly 80% of all galaxies located within of the Milky Way are in groups or clusters of galaxies.Astronomische Nachrichten, "On the Emptiness of Voids", K.-H. Schmidt; Petra Böhm; Hans Elsässer; vol. 318, no. 2, p. 81, Most low-surface-brightness galaxies are field galaxies."An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology", David J. Adams and others The median Hubble-type of field galaxies is Sb, a type of spiral galaxy.

List of field galaxies A list of nearby relatively bright field galaxies within the Local Volume, about Galaxy Type Size Constellation RA DEC Distance Notes NGC 404 SA(s)0 Andromeda NGC 1313 SB(s)d Reticulum Nicknamed the "Topsy Turvy Galaxy" due to its uneven shape NGC 2188 Sm Columba NGC 2683 Sc Lynx NGC 2903 SBbc Leo NGC 3115 S0 Sextans NGC 3621 SA(s)d Hydra NGC 4136 SABc Coma Berenices NGC 4605 SB(s)c Ursa Major NGC 5068 SAB(rs)cd Virgo NGC 6503 SA(s)cd LINER Draco Also called the "Lost-In-Space galaxy" due to its location next to the Local Void.

See also

Void galaxy

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