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Elliptical Galaxies

Published on Mar 24, 2016

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ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES

SHARILYN, EMILY, ALEX, ANGEL
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Definition - galaxies that appear elliptical in shape

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Elliptical galaxies are made up of mostly old stars. They come in many sizes and are built by collisions of smaller galaxies.

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  • Range from circular to extremely elliptical
  • Have almost no discernable structure
  • Not supported by rotation (unlike spiral galaxies)
Photo by Cyrus II
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An elliptical galaxy can be found in Coma Berenices, about 350 million light years away

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Photo by Sergei Golyshev (returning)

Sharilyn Amaya