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The Hubble Classification, also known as the Hubble Sequence, is a widely recognized method for systematically categorizing ...
Known as NGC 5486, this irregular spiral galaxy lies 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It is classified as an irregular galaxy because it doesn't have a defined ...
Astronomers have observed unusually shaped galaxies in a transitory phase of galactic evolution, often colliding or ...
The irregular spiral galaxy NGC 5486 hangs against a background of dim, distant galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
This irregular spiral galaxy, part of the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, was cataloged by Halton Arp in 1966, a collection of galaxies known for their odd shapes and behaviors.
Spiral Galaxies. Spiral galaxies have several common features. ... Irregular Messes. Many galaxies do not fall into any of these categories, and have no consistent pattern to their shapes.
With respect to structure, there are three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Scientists also classify galaxies according to the activity at their core, such as a supermassive ...
The galaxy Hubble observed is considered an irregular spiral galaxy because it doesn’t fit the look of a traditional spiral, having no defined structure or shape.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a highly irregular galaxy known as ESO 174-1 located about 11 million light-years from Earth.
The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way but is still about 2.5 million light years away. It is the only spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye. Irregular galaxies ...
Like our home galaxy, the newly discovered ceers-2112 is a barred spiral galaxy, and it’s now the most distant of its kind ever observed. The bar at the center of the structure is made of stars.
The dwarf galaxy is in the process of merging with the larger galaxy, which is being pulled into an irregular shape by the gravitational forces. The spiral galaxy NGC 1532, ...