I. Welcome

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II. Morpology

When viewed edge-on, S0 galaxies (alternatively called lenticular galaxies) have a shape reminiscent of a lens (hence the alternative name). Located at the fork in the Hubble classification diagram and labelled S0 or SB0 (if there is a hint of a bar), they have a structure that appears intermediate between elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies.