Glossary term: 透鏡狀星系
Description: 透鏡狀一詞用於描述具有透鏡形狀的天體。透鏡狀（S0或SB0）星系同時具備螺旋星系和橢圓星系的觀測特徵。透鏡狀星系看起來擁有類似於螺旋星系的盤狀結構和中央凸起，但沒有明顯的螺旋臂；同時，它們主要由老年恆星組成，就像橢圓星系中占主導地位的恆星一樣。透鏡狀星系的形成過程仍然是研究的熱點，而已有一些證據表明，這些星系可能是由星系相互作用產生的結果。
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