Astronomy Picture of the Day . Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881 in Coma . ... Credit Copyright: W. A. Baum ( U. Washington ), WFPC2 , HST , NASA Explanation: Elliptical galaxies are unlike spiral galaxies and hence unlike our own Milky Way Galaxy . The giant elliptical galaxy named NGC 4881 on the upper left lies at the edge of the giant Coma Cluster of Galaxies . ... Besides the spiral galaxy on the right, all other images in this picture are of galaxies that lie well behind the Coma Cluster. ...