Morphological types of galaxy

galaxy having a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the centre containing older ones

small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars

galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile

galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy

type of galaxy

spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars

morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble

system for categorizing galaxies based on how they look like

galaxy with a circle-like appearance

galaxy characterized by a flattened circular volume of stars, that may include a central bulge

galaxy of unusual size, shape, or composition; between five and ten percent of known galaxies are categorized as peculiar

type of galaxy

small, low-luminosity galaxies with very little dust and an older stellar population

dwarf version of a spiral galaxy

type of galaxy

galaxy morphology classification

galaxy that is in between the classifications of a barred spiral galaxy and an unbarred spiral galaxy

patchy galaxy with discontinuous spiral arms

galaxy with prominent and well-defined spiral arms

Type of dwarf galaxy with one spiral arm

type of spiral galaxy without a central bar

spiral galaxy with low contrast between spiral arms and disk

extremely low luminosity galaxy

brightest galaxy within a galaxy cluster

irregular version of a barred spiral galaxy

class of small, red galaxies

very rare astronomical objects that are thought to be quasar ionization echos

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