Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
A smooth, featureless ball of old stars.
Galaxies with ellipsoidal shapes, little gas or dust, and predominantly old stellar populations. Range from dwarfs to the giant cD galaxies.
Overview
Galaxies with ellipsoidal shapes, little gas or dust, and predominantly old stellar populations. Range from dwarfs to the giant cD galaxies.
See also
Ring Galaxy
A galaxy shaped like a luminous ring of stars.
BL Lacertae Object
A featureless, variable blazar.
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Third-largest galaxy in our Local Group.
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
A textbook spiral, mid-merger with a companion.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
An edge-on disc with a luminous bulge.
Large Magellanic Cloud
A satellite of the Milky Way, only visible from the south.