Category

Elliptical galaxies

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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

interacting galaxy

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

dwarf elliptical galaxy

galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

elliptical galaxy

pair of colliding galaxies in the Constellation Pegasus

dwarf spheroidal galaxy

small, low-luminosity galaxies with very little dust and an older stellar population

interacting pair of galaxies in the constellation Cetus

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

elliptical galaxy in the Fornax Cluster

galaxy in the Fornax Cluster

Faber–Jackson relation

empirical power-law relation between the luminosity and the central stellar velocity dispersion of elliptical galaxy

active galaxy in the constellation Hercules

Fundamental plane

which shows an empirical relationship among mean surface brightness, velocity dispersion and effective radius of an elliptical galaxy

One of the most massive galaxy in the observable universe

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus

galaxy with super massive black hole

NGC 5090 and NGC 5091

galaxies in the constellation Centaurus

pair of interacting galaxies

elliptical galaxy

A2261-BCG (short for Abell 2261 Brightest Cluster Galaxy) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. One of the largest galaxies known, A2261-BCG is estimated to have an isophotal diameter of about , roughly 6 times larger than the Milky Way. It is the brightest and most massive galaxy in the cluster, and has one of the largest galactic cores ever observed, spanning over 10,000 light-years.

pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis