Lenticular galaxy
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A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. It contains a large-scale disc but does not have large-sc
NGC 2787 is an example of a lenticular galaxy with visible dust absorption. While this galaxy has been classified as an S0 galaxy, one can see the difficulty in differentiating among spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars. Credit: HST
Grid showing the location of early-type galaxies (including the lenticular S0 galaxies) relative to the late-type spiral galaxies. The horizontal axis shows the morphological type, primarily dictated by the nature of the spiral arms.
SB02 (NGC 1533)
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
Lenticular galaxy
…A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. It contains a large-scale disc but does not have large-scale spiral…
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.