{
  "api": "galaxies",
  "title": "Notable Galaxies",
  "description": "A collection of notable galaxies with their type, location, and distance from Earth.",
  "emoji": "🌌",
  "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
  "count": 25,
  "self": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/index",
  "endpoints": {
    "list": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/index",
    "item": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/{id}"
  },
  "fields": [
    "constellation",
    "distance_mly",
    "id",
    "name",
    "notes",
    "type"
  ],
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "milky-way",
      "name": "Milky Way",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": null,
      "distance_mly": 0,
      "notes": "The barred spiral galaxy that contains our Solar System.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/milky-way"
    },
    {
      "id": "andromeda",
      "name": "Andromeda Galaxy (M31)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Andromeda",
      "distance_mly": 2.5,
      "notes": "Nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way; on a collision course with it.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/andromeda"
    },
    {
      "id": "triangulum",
      "name": "Triangulum Galaxy (M33)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Triangulum",
      "distance_mly": 2.7,
      "notes": "Third-largest member of the Local Group.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/triangulum"
    },
    {
      "id": "large-magellanic-cloud",
      "name": "Large Magellanic Cloud",
      "type": "Irregular",
      "constellation": "Dorado",
      "distance_mly": 0.163,
      "notes": "A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way visible from the Southern Hemisphere.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/large-magellanic-cloud"
    },
    {
      "id": "small-magellanic-cloud",
      "name": "Small Magellanic Cloud",
      "type": "Dwarf",
      "constellation": "Tucana",
      "distance_mly": 0.2,
      "notes": "A dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/small-magellanic-cloud"
    },
    {
      "id": "whirlpool",
      "name": "Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Canes Venatici",
      "distance_mly": 31,
      "notes": "A grand-design spiral interacting with companion galaxy NGC 5195.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/whirlpool"
    },
    {
      "id": "sombrero",
      "name": "Sombrero Galaxy (M104)",
      "type": "Lenticular",
      "constellation": "Virgo",
      "distance_mly": 29,
      "notes": "Noted for its bright nucleus and prominent dust lane.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/sombrero"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinwheel",
      "name": "Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Ursa Major",
      "distance_mly": 21,
      "notes": "A large face-on spiral galaxy.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/pinwheel"
    },
    {
      "id": "centaurus-a",
      "name": "Centaurus A (NGC 5128)",
      "type": "Lenticular",
      "constellation": "Centaurus",
      "distance_mly": 13,
      "notes": "One of the closest radio galaxies to Earth.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/centaurus-a"
    },
    {
      "id": "messier-87",
      "name": "Messier 87 (M87)",
      "type": "Elliptical",
      "constellation": "Virgo",
      "distance_mly": 53,
      "notes": "Supergiant elliptical whose black hole was the first ever imaged.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/messier-87"
    },
    {
      "id": "cigar",
      "name": "Cigar Galaxy (M82)",
      "type": "Irregular",
      "constellation": "Ursa Major",
      "distance_mly": 12,
      "notes": "A starburst galaxy undergoing intense star formation.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/cigar"
    },
    {
      "id": "bodes",
      "name": "Bode's Galaxy (M81)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Ursa Major",
      "distance_mly": 12,
      "notes": "A grand-design spiral galaxy near M82.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/bodes"
    },
    {
      "id": "black-eye",
      "name": "Black Eye Galaxy (M64)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Coma Berenices",
      "distance_mly": 17,
      "notes": "Named for the dark band of dust in front of its bright nucleus.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/black-eye"
    },
    {
      "id": "sculptor",
      "name": "Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Sculptor",
      "distance_mly": 11,
      "notes": "A prominent starburst galaxy in the Sculptor Group.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/sculptor"
    },
    {
      "id": "sunflower",
      "name": "Sunflower Galaxy (M63)",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Canes Venatici",
      "distance_mly": 27,
      "notes": "A flocculent spiral with many short, patchy arms.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/sunflower"
    },
    {
      "id": "tadpole",
      "name": "Tadpole Galaxy",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Draco",
      "distance_mly": 420,
      "notes": "A disrupted barred spiral with a long tidal tail of stars.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/tadpole"
    },
    {
      "id": "cartwheel",
      "name": "Cartwheel Galaxy",
      "type": "Lenticular",
      "constellation": "Sculptor",
      "distance_mly": 500,
      "notes": "A ring galaxy formed by a high-speed galactic collision.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/cartwheel"
    },
    {
      "id": "ngc-1300",
      "name": "NGC 1300",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Eridanus",
      "distance_mly": 61,
      "notes": "A prototypical example of a barred spiral galaxy.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/ngc-1300"
    },
    {
      "id": "hoags-object",
      "name": "Hoag's Object",
      "type": "Irregular",
      "constellation": "Serpens",
      "distance_mly": 600,
      "notes": "A rare ring galaxy with a near-perfect ring of stars.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/hoags-object"
    },
    {
      "id": "maffei-1",
      "name": "Maffei 1",
      "type": "Elliptical",
      "constellation": "Cassiopeia",
      "distance_mly": 9.8,
      "notes": "The nearest giant elliptical galaxy, heavily obscured by the Milky Way.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/maffei-1"
    },
    {
      "id": "ngc-1569",
      "name": "NGC 1569",
      "type": "Dwarf",
      "constellation": "Camelopardalis",
      "distance_mly": 11,
      "notes": "A dwarf irregular starburst galaxy.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/ngc-1569"
    },
    {
      "id": "antennae",
      "name": "Antennae Galaxies",
      "type": "Irregular",
      "constellation": "Corvus",
      "distance_mly": 45,
      "notes": "A pair of interacting galaxies (NGC 4038/4039) merging together.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/antennae"
    },
    {
      "id": "ngc-6822",
      "name": "Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822)",
      "type": "Irregular",
      "constellation": "Sagittarius",
      "distance_mly": 1.6,
      "notes": "A barred irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/ngc-6822"
    },
    {
      "id": "ic-1101",
      "name": "IC 1101",
      "type": "Elliptical",
      "constellation": "Serpens",
      "distance_mly": 1045,
      "notes": "One of the largest known galaxies, a supergiant elliptical.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/ic-1101"
    },
    {
      "id": "ngc-2903",
      "name": "NGC 2903",
      "type": "Spiral",
      "constellation": "Leo",
      "distance_mly": 30,
      "notes": "A bright barred spiral galaxy with active star formation.",
      "url": "https://gratisapi.com/api/galaxies/ngc-2903"
    }
  ]
}