Galaxy
Ring Galaxy
A galaxy shaped like a luminous ring of stars.
Galaxies with a ring of bright stars surrounding a relatively empty centre, often formed by a head-on collision with a smaller galaxy.
Overview
Galaxies with a ring of bright stars surrounding a relatively empty centre, often formed by a head-on collision with a smaller galaxy.
See also
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Third-largest galaxy in our Local Group.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
An edge-on disc with a luminous bulge.
Elliptical Galaxy
A smooth, featureless ball of old stars.
Lenticular Galaxy
A disc galaxy without spiral arms.
Irregular Galaxy
A galaxy with no clear shape or symmetry.
Dwarf Galaxy
A small galaxy with a few billion stars or fewer.