very different elliptical galaxy

• by mbs31944

  Beautiful elliptical with an elongated central bulge.

  Posted March 14, 2013 8:02 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  If you think it has a bulge, it cannot be an elliptical.
  Elliptical means no feature whatsoever. Just a big ball or elongated ball of stars.
  For this one, I'd go for an edge on with no bulge (but hey, that is just me! )

  Posted March 14, 2013 8:09 PM

• by JeanTate

  Definitely a disk galaxy, viewed (almost) edge-on, IMHO. Also #bulgeless, making it a #blessEos! 😃

  Posted March 14, 2013 11:30 PM

• by pcris

  NGC 4341
  
  Looks like it have two cores.

  Posted March 15, 2013 11:18 PM

• by josmann

  It's a lenticular galaxy. As close as it gets to elliptical while still being a disc.

  Posted May 1, 2014 2:29 AM