Figure 23-7: R I V U X G
Elliptical Galaxies Hubble classified elliptical galaxies according to how round or flattened they look. A galaxy that appears round is labeled E0, and the flattest-appearing elliptical galaxies are designated E7.
Elliptical Galaxies Hubble classified elliptical galaxies according to how round or flattened they look. A galaxy that appears round is labeled E0, and the flattest-appearing elliptical galaxies are designated E7.
(a: Karl Gebhardt (University of Michigan), Tod Lauer (NOAO), and NASA; b: Jean-Charles Cuillandre, Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT; c: Karl Gebhardt (University of Michigan), Tod Lauer (NOAO), and NASA)