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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]
Blank is the stars formed a large collection shaped like a lens or thick disk?
A galaxy.
Is the milky way considered a clump of stars?
No. It is a disk-shaped galaxy, like a pinwheel, with several curved radial arms and a large mass at the center. The closest thing to a "clump" of stars are the so-called "globular clusters" which are more spherical in organization than other common galaxies.
What is the milky way shaped like?
The milky way galaxy is a barred spiral shaped galaxy.
What is an galaxy?
Elliptical galaxies may vary in shape form but are spherical or flattened disk-shaped galaxies (large groups of stars). See related link for a pictorial.
What is a huge spiraling disk of stars and dust and gas called?
A huge spiraling disk of stars, dust, and gas is called a galaxy. The Milky Way is an example of a galaxy that contains our solar system.
How do you know your galaxy is a flat disk?
We don't for sure as our vantage point does not allow us to determine that. However, by viewing other spiral galaxies (Andromeda, Sombrero galaxies) we can make a calculated guess that our galaxy is shaped in the same way.Also, while we can't see the galaxy as a whole, what we can see is consistent with it being a flat disk... specifically, we can even tell that it appears to be a barred spiral galaxy.
What shape is the Andromeda galaxy?
The Andromeda Galaxy is spiral shaped, much like our own Milky Way Galaxy.See related link for a pictorial.
Is a milkyway shaped like a football?
No, the Milky Way is not shaped like a football. It is more accurately described as a barred spiral galaxy, featuring a flat disk with spiral arms and a central bulge. While it does have some elongated features due to its spiral structure, its overall shape resembles a flattened disk rather than a football.
What Is thin gas and clusters of stars surrounds the disk of the milky way galaxy?
what is the thin gas and clusters of stars surrounds the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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.
How big is the Pinwheel galaxy?
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years (six megaparsecs away in the constellation Ursa MajorM101 is a relatively large galaxy compared to the Milky Way. With a diameter of 170,000 light-years it is seventy percent larger than the Milky Way.It has a disk mass on the order of 100 billion solar masses, along with a small bulge of about 3 billion solar masses.
