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Keyword: lenticular galaxy
![NGC 4452: очень тонкая галактика](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2010/11/09/0001248056/ngc4452_hst.preview.jpg)
9.11.2010
Why is there a line segment on the sky? In one of the more precise alignments known in the universe, what is pictured above is actually a disk galaxy being seen almost perfectly edge on. The image from the Hubble Space Telescope is a spectacular visual reminder of just how thin disk galaxies can be.
![M86 из скопления в Деве](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2008/04/25/0001227487/M86HR_Morgan_rc800.preview.jpg)
25.04.2008
Bright lenticular galaxy M86 is near center of this cosmic view, at the heart of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Other bright galaxies in the neighborhood include M84 at the upper right, edge-on spiral NGC4388...
![Звезды, галактики и комета Темпель 1](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/05/12/0001205773/Tempel20_schedler_c.preview.jpg)
12.05.2005
Faint comet Tempel 1 sports a fuzzy blue-tinted tail, just right of center in this lovely field of stars. Recorded on May 3rd slowly sweeping through the constellation Virgo, periodic comet Tempel 1 orbits the Sun once every 5.5 years.
![NGC 2787: линзообразная галактика с перемычкой](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/04/08/0001175712/ngc2787_hst.preview.jpg)
8.04.2002
Lenticular galaxies aren't supposed to be photogenic. Like spiral galaxies, they contain a disk, but like elliptical galaxies, they are usually short on dust, gas, and pretty spiral arms. Lenticulars are relatively little studied, possibly because of their seemingly benign nature. Famous galaxies historically classified as lenticular include M84, M85, and M86.
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