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Image caption:
The lenticular galaxy NGC 2787. This galaxy is a disk galaxy but lacks the large, dominant spiral arm structure seen in the disks of spiral galaxies. Its core is very bright compared to the core of a spiral galaxy. Thin rings of dust can be seen in the galaxy's disk.
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Image credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Disk Galaxy
, Galaxy
, Lenticular Galaxy
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Galaxies
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Image caption: Die linsenförmige Galaxie NGC 2787. Diese Galaxie ist eine Scheibengalaxie, der jedoch die große, dominante Spiralarmstruktur fehlt, die man in den Scheiben von Spiralgalaxien sieht. Ihr Kern ist im Vergleich zum Kern einer Spiralgalaxie sehr hell. In der Scheibe der Galaxie sind dünne Ringe aus Staub zu sehen.
Image credit: NASA/ESA und das Hubble-Erbe-Team
Related glossary terms: Galaxie , Linsenförmige Galaxie , Scheibengalaxie Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emma Krojanski
Image caption: La galaxia lenticular NGC 2787. Esta galaxia es una galaxia de disco, pero carece de la estructura dominante de grandes brazos espirales que se observa en los discos de las galaxias espirales. Su núcleo es muy brillante en comparación con el núcleo de una galaxia espiral. En el disco de la galaxia se pueden observar anillos delgados de polvo.
Image credit: NASA/ESA y The Hubble Heritage Team
Related glossary terms: Disk Galaxy , Galaxy , Lenticular Galaxy Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gladis Magris Crestini
Image caption: La galassia lenticolare NGC 2787. Questa galassia è una galassia a disco, ma è priva della struttura a bracci di spirale dominante nei dischi delle galassie a spirale. Il suo nucleo è molto luminoso rispetto a quello di una galassia a spirale. Nel disco della galassia si possono osservare sottili anelli di polvere.
Image credit: NASA/ESA e il team Hubble Heritage
Related glossary terms: Galassia , Galassia a disco , Galassia lenticolare Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
