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To date, no galaxies are rectangular in shape.
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What is three dimensional galaxies that can be shaped like a football that can be shaped like a football?
I think elliptical galaxies are the galaxies you are referring to. Scientist normally describe them as a flatted disk shape. These galaxies contain mainly older stars.
What kind of galaxy is shaped like a disk and ressembles a pinwheel?
A "spiral" galaxy.
What are words that describe elliptical galaxy?
They are shaped like a round galaxy and they are flat
Galaxies are classified by their shape what are they called?
There are three types of galaxies, all of which are the same, with the exception of their shapes. There are the Elliptical galaxies (football-shaped) the Spiral galaxies (like the Milky way; vortex-shaped) and Irregular galaxies (all shapes other than spiral and football shaped).
How are elliptical galaxies different from spiral galaxy's?
An elliptical galaxy is round. A spiral galaxy is shaped like a spiral.
What kind of galaxy is shaped like a ball and contains older stars?
That sounds like the description of an elliptical galaxy.
What type of galaxy is shaped like an egg?
An egg-shaped galaxy is called an elliptical galaxy. In the Hubble Sequence, they would be E3 or E5 Galaxies. However, there is a galaxy called the "Fried Egg Galaxy" NGC 7742 which looks - not surprisingly, like a fried egg; however, it is a unbarred spiral galaxy.
What galaxy is shaped like a disk?
Most galaxies are shaped like a disk. It's the way they are formed. One of the most beautiful is the Sombrero Galaxy. [See related link for a picture]
What is the milky way shaped like?
The milky way galaxy is a barred spiral shaped galaxy.
What kind of galaxy is shaped like an oval?
elliptical galaxies
What is a galaxy shaped like a wheel and has arms look like?
A spiral, I think.
Is a galaxy shaped like a ball and containing only older stars most likely spiral galaxy?
It ture
