An ellipticalgalaxy is a type of galaxy in the Hubble sequence characterized by the following physical properties: The giant ellipticalgalaxy NGC 4881 (the spherical glow at upper left) lies at the edge of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies.
The Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), a lenticular galaxy in the Draco constellation.
Ellipticalgalaxies are generally fairly low in gas and dust, and are composed mostly of older stars.
EllipticalGalaxyM49 (also known as Messier Object 49, Messier 49, M49, or NGC 4472) is an ellipticalgalaxy in the Virgo constellation.
Dwarf ellipticalgalaxies are probably not true ellipticals at all; they have properties that are similar to those of irregulars and late spiral-type galaxies.
EllipticalgalaxyM49, of type E4 in the constellation Virgo, is one...
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