Cannot Decide

• by WillPAsh

  cigar or spiral?

  Posted February 25, 2014 3:41 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  I would of classified it as having spiral features. Looks like a gorgeous lenticular (S0) galaxy.

  Here it is on SkyServer in the optical (the image is slightly rotated / flipped):

  

  Posted February 25, 2014 5:43 PM