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elliptical galaxy



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M87 is the giant elliptical galaxy that dominates the cluster.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Published by a team of American scientists in The Astrophysical Journal, the study analyzes "one of the most massive black hole systems known," a binary located within the elliptical galaxy B2 0402+379.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024

National Science Foundation, to analyze a supermassive black hole binary located within the elliptical galaxy B2 0402+379.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024

The mass of the black hole is also correlated to the stellar mass of a spiral galaxy's central bulge, or the overall mass of an elliptical galaxy.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2023

With information about the speeds, it is possible to calculate the mass of an elliptical galaxy.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016


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