- Maffei-1 is the closest giant Elliptical to the Milky Way with a distance ~4Mpc. With a clear line of sight, Maffei-1 would be one of the brightest galaxies on the night sky. However, Maffei 1 suffers from almost 5 mag of extinction making it a hidden marvel. bit.ly/4lB3t68 🔭#astrophotography 🔭📷Jan 20, 2026 19:04
- Together with the disk galaxy Maffei-2 and the “hidden galaxy” IC342, Maffei-1 form the so called Maffei Group, one of the closed galaxy groups to the Milky Way with all its members sharing the same fate of being heavily obscured by the Milky Way and its dust.
