Maffei 1 babban galaxy ne mai nau'in E3 a cikin tsarin rarrabuwa na Hubble. Wannan yana nufin cewa an ɗan daidaita shi, rabin ƙaramin layinsa yana da kashi 70% na rabin babban layinsa. Maffei 1 yana da sifar akwatin (E(b) 3 nau'in), yayin da yankin tsakiyarsa (radius ≈ 34 pc) yana da rashi a cikin fitowar haske idan aka kwatanta da dokar r1 / 4, ma'ana cewa Maffei 1 nau'in elliptical ne. Dukkanin siffar akwatin da kuma kasancewar ƙarancin haske mai haske suna na tsaka-tsaki zuwa manyan ellipticals. Bayyanar da Maffei 1 ya dogara ne akan tsayin haske na haske saboda duhu mai yawa ta hanyar Milky Way. A cikin haske mai haske yana kusa da 1 <unk> 2 ′ a fadin babban hasken infrared yana kaiwa 23 <unk> ′ a diamita kwatankwacin 23 <unk> ′ na Milky Way. Wannan yana daidai da kusan kashi 3/4 ′ na diamita. Tambaya: Mene ne wannan rabo?
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