IC 2006 in Eridanus
Elliptical galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxies found in the universe but because of their age and dim qualities, they're frequently outshone by younger, brighter collections of stars.
Elliptical galaxies lack the swirling arms of the more well-known spiral galaxies. Instead, they bear the rounded shape of an ellipse, a stretched-out circle.
Elliptical Galaxies originate from Edwin Hubble's work on a system classify galaxies, the Hubble sequence. The Hubble sequence is the most commonly used system for classifying galaxies, both in professional astronomical research and in amateur astronomy. It has been around since 1926. Edwin Hubble's work in general was revolutionary in understand our understanding of the universe and our place within it.
Some examples of Elliptical galaxies are:
- IC 1101
- Messier 87
- Centaurus A
- ESO 248-6 (?)
- Alcyoneus
- ESO 383-76
- Fornax A