Classifying Galaxies

Hubble Tuning Fork Diagram

Hubble Tuning fork diagram

This chart shows all of the classifications of different shapes of galaxies. S0 is an extra category that Hubble used to describe the shape of galaxies that were about halfway between elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies. E = Elliptical, S = Spiral, SB = Barred Spiral.

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