Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 3
45 entries in the Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies, Part 3 compendium.
Holmberg 15ASupergiant elliptical galaxy with a disputed massive core.Hydra AGiant elliptical galaxy with a violently active supermassive black hole.IC 708Elliptical galaxy in Ursa Major, member of Abell 1314.IC 711Elliptical galaxy with the longest known head-tail radio source.IC 1101Largest known galactic core, one of the most massive black holes.IC 1262Brightest cluster galaxy with active nucleus and radio lobes.IC 1459Giant elliptical galaxy with counter-rotating core and active nucleus.IC 2006Small elliptical galaxy in Fornax with a counter-rotating ring.IC 2402A restarted radio galaxy with dual FR classifications.IC 3370Elliptical galaxy with LINER and Seyfert II activity.IC 4051Elliptical galaxy with counter-rotating core and abundant globular clusters.IC 4588Elliptical galaxy in Serpens with a disputed identity and one supernova.ID2299A galaxy dying from catastrophic gas loss after a merger.IERS B1946+708A compact symmetric radio galaxy with a circumnuclear disk and fast jets.IERS B2352+495A prototype compact symmetrical object with Gigahertz peaked spectrum.ILT J160811.30+325427.2A hybrid FR I/FR II radio galaxy in Corona Borealis.IRAS 14026+4341Hyperluminous infrared galaxy merging with a small companion.J1017+6352A reclassified bent wide-angle tail radio galaxy in Ursa Major.J1328+2752Double-double radio galaxy with a binary supermassive black hole.J2341+0018Elliptical BCG with radio-loud AGN and broad emission lines.J082504.56+315957.0Giant elliptical galaxy with a young CSS radio source.J114403.9+440022.0Brightest cluster galaxy in Ursa Major with bent-tail radio lobes.J120011.1+680924.8Massive elliptical galaxy and brightest cluster galaxy in Draco.J171328.4+274336.6Massive elliptical galaxy in Hercules with high velocity dispersion.J10405643–0103584A massive lenticular galaxy with the highest known bulge fraction.MACS J1447.4+0827 BCGMassive elliptical BCG with AGN, filaments, and radio jets.MACS J2211.7−0349 BCGMassive elliptical BCG in Aquarius with diffuse radio emission.Markarian 876Distorted elliptical Seyfert galaxy with tidal tails and a merging companion.MCG-02-12-039Brightest cluster galaxy of Abell 496, with a large halo.Messier 49First discovered Virgo Cluster member, a giant elliptical galaxy.Messier 59Elliptical galaxy in Virgo with a counter-rotating supermassive black hole.Messier 60Giant elliptical galaxy with a massive black hole in Virgo.Messier 84Giant elliptical in Virgo with jets and a supermassive black hole.Messier 87Supergiant elliptical galaxy with a relativistic jet and imaged black hole.Messier 89Elliptical galaxy in Virgo with evidence of past quasar activity.Messier 105Elliptical galaxy in Leo, largest non-Virgo Messier elliptical.MRC 0051–097Elliptical radio galaxy in Cetus, brightest cluster galaxy.MRC 2011−298An X-shaped radio galaxy with two nuclei and a dumbbell structure.MS 0440+0204 BCGA merging cD galaxy with multiple nuclei and gravitational lens arcs.MS 0839.8+2938 BCGGiant elliptical radio galaxy with a blue color and active nucleus.MS 1455.0+2232 BCGMassive cD galaxy with active nucleus and strong emission lines.NeVe 1Host of the most energetic astronomical event known.NGC 315Massive elliptical galaxy in Pisces with a highly prolate shape.NGC 508Elliptical galaxy in Pisces, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.NGC 511Elliptical galaxy in Pisces with concentric rings.
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