Phrases with «lenticular galaxy»

A lenticular galaxy refers to a type of galaxy that has a round or oval shape, similar to a lens or a disk. It is not as flat as a spiral galaxy, but not as spherical as an elliptical galaxy. It contains a central bulge of stars surrounded by a flattened disk. Full definition

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Sentences with «lenticular galaxy»

This is a huge lenticular galaxy with a diameter of at least 250 million light years (and possibly closer to 300 million light years). (atlasoftheuniverse.com)
NGC 4762 (bottom - right) is a bright lenticular galaxy viewed edge - on. (atlasoftheuniverse.com)
NGC 1316 (left) is a massive lenticular galaxy - the faint signs of spiral structure in this galaxy may indicate that it has recently swallowed a spiral galaxy. (atlasoftheuniverse.com)
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Phrases with «lenticular galaxy»

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