Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is named for the constellation by the same name for which it resides near. Triangulum an not its shape which is clearly pinwheel-like. Unfortunately one of it's unsanctioned nicknames is "The Pinwheel Galaxy", not to be confused with the actual Pinwheel Galaxy. Astronomers are exceptionally bad at naming things. This small spiral galaxy is 2.7 million light years away from our Milky Way Galaxy making it the 2nd closest independent galaxy. The Triangulum Galaxy is the only other non-satellite galaxy detectable to the unaided human eye, but unlike the Andromeda Galaxy, it is only visible without at telescope in the darkest possible sky, under ideal seeing conditions. Through a big telescope if looks vaguely like Superman's S or a monkey from the Barrel of Monkey's game.
