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Very lens-shaped elliptical galaxies have a high amount of reddish stars. Hence both their shape (the "spiral arms" have pulled inward over time) and the color of the stars implies they are very old galaxies. Spherical galaxies - I'm not up enough on that topic, so I will leave that part of the answer to another.

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Which galaxy is bigger a elliptical or irregular?

Elliptical galaxies are typically larger than irregular galaxies. Elliptical galaxies are shaped like ellipsoids and often contain more stars and stellar mass compared to irregular galaxies, which have a more irregular and chaotic shape and structure.


What are some physical characteristics of elliptical galaxies?

Elliptical galaxies are generally round or oval in shape, lacking the distinctive spiral arms seen in spiral galaxies. They typically have a smooth and featureless appearance, with older star populations and little ongoing star formation. Elliptical galaxies also tend to be more massive and contain mainly older stars.


What kind of galexies are there?

There are generally three types of galaxies: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies. Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have a disk shape with arms of stars spiraling out from a central core. Elliptical galaxies are shaped like ellipses and contain mostly older stars. Irregular galaxies have a less defined shape and tend to have a mix of young and old stars.


There are more spiral galaxies than elliptical?

the elliptical galaxy has a round or oval shape the spiral galaxy has a hurricane shape The origin of these different shapes would lie in the particular momentum of the constituent stars at the time they first coalesced into a galaxy under their mutual gravitational attraction.


Why are galaxies are a disk and not like a spherical object?

Galaxies are generally disk shapped, rather than spherical because of centrifugal force: Just like throwing a pizza crust in the air, it expands in the direction of its rotation. However, older galaxies (possibly the products of collisions of two or more galaxies) can result in blob-shapped galaxies that are more spherical.

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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 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 are football shaped galaxies called?

They are elliptical galaxies.


What is a galaxy that is shaped like lens and has no arms?

Elliptical galaxies, Lenticular galaxies and Irregular galaxies.


What is one way that an elliptical galaxy differs from the other types of galaxies?

Elliptical galaxies are large blob shaped galaxies that most galaxies will eventually look like. Elliptical galaxies are what happens when two or more large galaxies collide and coalesce.


Are lenticular galaxies lens-shaped?

Yes, lenticular galaxies are lens-shaped. They will not have spiral arms.


What kind of galaxy is shaped like an oval?

elliptical galaxies


Do elliptical galaxies are egg-shaped galaxies without spiral arms of interstellar gas and dust?

yes


What are the 3 common galaxies?

galaxie 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5


Which galaxy is bigger a elliptical or irregular?

Elliptical galaxies are typically larger than irregular galaxies. Elliptical galaxies are shaped like ellipsoids and often contain more stars and stellar mass compared to irregular galaxies, which have a more irregular and chaotic shape and structure.


How are elliptical galaxies different from spiral galaxy's?

An elliptical galaxy is round. A spiral galaxy is shaped like a spiral.


Are elliptical galaxies egg-shaped galaxies without spiral arms of interstellar gas and dust?

No. Elliptical galaxies are some of the oldest galaxies.They are also called early galaxies. The elliptical galaxies are made of low massed stars, a sparse interstellar medium and very low star forming characteristics.