Barred-Ring Elliptical, or, Hmmm, Spiral?
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by StereoSpace
Whatever it is, I nominate this #BatManGalaxy 😃
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by ElisabethB moderator
Definitely not an elliptical. Btw, if you say barred, it can't be an elliptical.
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by StereoSpace
OK, thanks. And the more I see of these large-bar galaxies, the more I see the central ring structure as well.
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by Budgieye moderator
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by StereoSpace
According to Wiki:
"Like spiral and elliptical galaxies, lenticular galaxies can possess a central bar structure."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_galaxy
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