Elliptical galaxy
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An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image. They are one of the three main classes of galaxy described by Edwin Hubble in h
The large elliptical galaxy IC 1101
Elliptical galaxy IC 2006
The galaxy located in the image is 4C 73.08, a giant elliptical galaxy.
Hercules A, a supergiant elliptical galaxy and also a radio galaxy. The radio lobes shown here in pink are over a million light-years across.
Messier 105
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Messier 105 or M105, also known as NGC 3379, is an elliptical galaxy 36.6 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Leo. It is the biggest elliptical galaxy in the Messier catalogue
M105 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope; Credit: NASA/ESA
