Maffei 1 uga duwé wangun kothak (E(b) 3 jinis), déné wewengkon tengahé (radius ≈ 34 pc) kurang emisi cahya yèn dibandhingaké karo hukum r1 / 4, kang tegesé Maffei 1 iku inti jinis elips. Wangun kothak lan anané inti sing kurang padhang iku khas kanggo dimensi antarané kanggo elips masif. Wangun katon saka Maffei 1 gumantung banget marang dawa gelombang cahya amarga obscurasi abot dening Bima Sakti. Ing cahya biru total iku 1 <unk> 2 <unk> ing saindhenging sumbu inframerah utama, nalika diameteripun tekan 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 8 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk> 23 <unk>
luwih saka 3/4