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NGC 4452
NGC 4452—a lenticular galaxy

A lenticular galaxy is a type of irregular galaxy. These galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms. Basically, they are a combinations of spiral and elliptical galaxies. Examples include the Cartwheel galaxy and NGC 4479.

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  • Ngc5866 hst big

    The Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. This image shows that lenticular galaxies may retain a considerable amount of dust in their disk. There is little to no gas and thus they are considered deficient in interstellar matter.

  • NGC 2787

    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

  • NGC1387 - hst 10217R850GB475

    NGC 1387 has a large nuclear ring. This galaxy is a member of the Fornax Cluster.

  • Hubble-Grid

    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.

  • Wikifigure

    The percentage of galaxies with a particular axis ratio (minor/major) for a sample of lenticular and spiral galaxies. The inset is a visual representation of the profile of either at the specified minor (b) to major (a) axis ratios.

  • Hubble image of ESO 381-12

    Hubble image of ESO 381-12.

  • OffsetTF

    This plot illustrates the Tully–Fisher relation for a spiral galaxy sample (black) as well as a lenticular galaxy sample (blue). One can see how the best-fit line for spiral galaxies differs from the best-fit line for lenticular galaxies.

  • Messier 85 Hubble WikiSky

    Messier 85 is a merged galaxy

  • A greedy giant

    NGC 1222 contains three compact regions.

  • Lenticular galaxy PGC 83677

    PGC 83677 image obtained as part of the Coma Cluster Survey.

  • Busy bees

    Lenticular galaxy NGC 5308 is located just under 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major.

  • Elegance conceals an eventful past

    NGC 4111 is a lenticular galaxy, lying about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

  • At the centre of the tuning fork Mrk 820

    Mrk 820 is a lenticular galaxy classified as type S0 on the Hubble Tuning Fork.

  • A fascinating core

    Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy also known for its supernovae.

  • The third way of galaxies

    NGC 6861 is a lenticular galaxy discovered in 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.

See also

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