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A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by its lens-like or oval shape. It gets its name from the word 'lens', as it appears to have a central bulge and extended disk structure. Lenticular galaxies are considered intermediate between elliptical and spiral galaxies in terms of their characteristics and star formation activity
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- 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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An unbarred lenticular galaxy is a lenticular version of an unbarred spiral galaxy.
This dust disk is highly unusual for a lenticular galaxy.
A lenticular galaxy is in between a spiral galaxy and an elliptical galaxy.
However, there is now some evidence that this may actually be a face-on lenticular galaxy.
A lenticular galaxy is an intermediate form that has properties of both elliptical and spiral galaxies.
NGC 1222 has been described as a peculiar example of a type of galaxy known as a lenticular galaxy.
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pisces constellation.
SAB0 SAB0 is a type of lenticular galaxy.
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy also known for its supernovae.
PGC 6240 ( also known as White Rose Galaxy ) is a large lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus.
NGC 3665 is a lenticular galaxy whose disk is characterised by the presence of a circular dust lane.
NGC 1553 is a prototypical lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado.
Centaurus A is a lenticular galaxy about 14 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.
NGC 312 is an elliptical galaxy / lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.
NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation.
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NGC 5890 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra.
NGC 2859 is a lenticular galaxy located some 83 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor.
NGC 332 is a compact and / or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces.
NGC 25 is a lenticular galaxy situated in the Phoenix constellation.
NGC 445 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus.
NGC 37 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation.
NGC 159 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.
NGC 16 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.
NGC 2291 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy within the constellation Pisces.
NGC 1161 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 90 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus.
NGC 250 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellationPisces.
NGC 59 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.
NGC 254 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor.
NGC 516 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces.
NGC 4526 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo constellation that is seen nearly edge-on.
NGC 4608 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 56 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
NGC 1277 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Perseus.
NGC 368 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Phoenix.
NGC 3593 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo.
NGC 6861 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Telescopium constellation.
NGC 4309 is a lenticular galaxy that is located in the constellation Virgo.
NGC 417 is a lenticular galaxy of type SAB0 - located in the constellation Cetus.
NGC 431 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0 located in the constellation Andromeda.
NGC 2787 is a barred lenticular galaxy approximately 24 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
The Spindle Galaxy ( NGC 5866 ), a lenticular galaxy with a prominent dust lane in the constellation of Draco.
NGC 3550 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
NGC 4111 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.
NGC 420 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 located in the constellation Pisces.
NGC 4650A is a polar-ring lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus.
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