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Classification Systems

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Elliptical: classifications 0-7. 0 has the most elliptical, or circular, shape. Every classification following becomes increasingly more flat.

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SPIRAL GALXIES

  • A spiral galaxy is classified in two parts.
  • Ordinary and Barred.
  • Ordinary classifcations are S or Sa
  • Barred classifications are Sb

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  • UGC 12158 is a barred spiral galaxy of about 140,000 light-years across, located some 400 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation of Pegasus (the Winged Horse).

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  • NGC 6384 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the northern part of the constellation Ophiuchus

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