342/Maffei Group. It was named after Paolo Maffei, who discovered it and the neighboring Maffei 2 in 1967 via their infrared emissions. Maffei 1 is a...
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The IC 342/Maffei Group (also known as the IC 342 Group or the Maffei 1 Group) corresponds to one or two galaxy groups close to the Local Group. The member...
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Maffei 2 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Maffei 2 and Maffei 1 were both discovered...
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Francesco Scipione Maffei (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ʃʃiˈpjoːne mafˈfɛi]; 1 June 1675 – 11 February 1755) was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many...
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Maffei is a surname of Italian origin. Alberto Maffei (born 1995), Italian snowboarder Alessandro, Marquis de Maffei (1662–1730), Bavarian general Agnese...
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Leuschner Observatory (section Maffei 1 and 2)
galaxies. Once it was known what they were, the two objects were named Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 after their discover. In identifying the nature of the objects...
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sky. Two very large nearby galaxies, Maffei 1 and Maffei 2, were discovered in the Zone of Avoidance by Paolo Maffei by their infrared emission in 1968...
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KNDS Deutschland (redirect from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH)
KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW), is an arms industry company based in Munich, Germany. The company produces...
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Dwingeloo 2 and MB 3 – and is a member of the IC 342/Maffei Group of galaxies. The Dwingeloo 1 galaxy was discovered in 1994 by the Dwingeloo Obscured...
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Gregory B. Maffei (born May 24, 1960) is an American businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media and the chairman of...
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