The Condor Galaxy is a colossal spiral galaxy disturbed by the smaller IC 4970. It is the largest known spiral galaxy with the isophotal diameter of over 717,000 light-years (220 kiloparsecs).

Jun 9, 2023 · To date, the biggest galaxy that has been discovered is IC 1101. IC 1101 is classified as a supergiant elliptical galaxy, and it looks far different than the Milky Way. As an …

Dec 4, 2018 · IC 1101 is the largest galaxy in the observable universe. This supergiant elliptical galaxy is estimated to be around 2000 times larger than our Milky Way Galaxy, and also …

Nov 17, 2025 · Alcyoneus is, as of Feb 2022, the largest known galaxy in the universe. It is believed to be over 16 Million Light Years across and is over 3 billion light years from the Earth.

Dec 9, 2024 · This galaxy, UGC 2885, also known as Rubin’s galaxy, is the largest spiral galaxy ever discovered, and possesses about 10 times as many stars as the Milky Way.

Jul 8, 2025 · Explore the 10 largest galaxies ever discovered and learn how astronomers measure their immense sizes in light-years.

Jul 28, 2023 · And yet, there are galaxies out there that are more than 17 times larger. In this article, we’ll take a look at the largest galaxies in the universe in order starting from the biggest …

Aug 28, 2025 · The current record holder for the largest known galaxy is IC 1101. This supergiant lenticular galaxy resides at the heart of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster, over a billion light-years …

Feb 15, 2022 · "We have discovered what is in projection the largest known structure made by a single galaxy – a giant radio galaxy with a projected proper length [of] 4.99 ± 0.04 megaparsecs.

Alcyoneus is the largest known galaxy in size, while galaxy IC 1101 has the most stars. Long answer: Alcyoneus measures 16 million light-years across, making it easily the largest known …