lenticular galaxy

lenticular galaxy
A galaxy that like spiral galaxies has a flat disk but unlike them has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

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  • Galaxia lenticular M85 — Messier 85 Datos de observación (Época J2000) Tipo SA (s)0 pec …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galaxia lenticular M84 — Messier 84 Datos de observación (Época J2000) Tipo E1 …   Wikipedia Español

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