Astronomy:List of spiral galaxies
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A spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by a central bulge of old Population II stars surrounded by a rotating disc of younger Population I stars. A spiral galaxy maintains its spiral arms due to density wave theory.
Spiral galaxies
Below is a list of notable spiral galaxies with their own articles. The classification column refers to the galaxy morphological classification used by astronomers to describe galaxy structure.
| Designation | Picture | Classification | Constellation | Apparent Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1689B11 | S | Virgo | 24 | |
| Big Wheel galaxy |
60px |
S | Phoenix | |
| BRI 1335-0417 | S | Virgo | 19.4 | |
| BX442 | 60px | Sc | Pegasus | 24.4R |
| CEERS-2112 | SBbc | Boötes | ||
| Comet Galaxy | 60px | S | Sculptor | 18.7 |
| ESO 97-G13, Circinus Galaxy | 60px | S | Circinus | 11 |
| ESO 510-G13 | 60px | Sa: pec sp | Hydra | 13.4 |
| IC 342 | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Camelopardalis | 9.1 |
| IC 1296 | 60px | SBbc | Lyra | 14.8 |
| ISOHDFS 27 | 60px | Sab/Sbc | Tucana | 20.51 |
| IC 2163 | 60px | SB(rs)c pec | Canis Major | 11.6 |
| IC 4970 | 60px | SA0− pec | Pavo | 12.7 |
| IC 5332 | 60px | Sc | Sculptor | 10.72 |
| LEDA 100170, Dwingeloo 1 |
60px |
SB(s)cd | Cassiopeia | 8.3 |
| M31, Andromeda Galaxy | 60px | SA(s)b | Andromeda | 4.36 |
| M33, Triangulum Galaxy | 60px | SA(s)cd | Triangulum | 6.3 |
| M51a, Whirlpool Galaxy | 60px | SA(s)bc pec | Canes Venatici | 9.0 |
| M58 | 60px | SAB(rs)b | Virgo | 10.5 |
| M61 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Virgo | 10.2 |
| M63, Sunflower Galaxy | 60px | SA(rs)bc | Canes Venatici | 9.3 |
| M64, Black Eye Galaxy | 60px | (R)SA(rs)ab | Coma Berenices | 9.4 |
| M65 | 60px | SAB(rs)a | Leo | 10.3 |
| M66 | 60px | SAB(s)b | Leo | 9.7 |
| M74 | 60px | SA(s)c | Pisces | 9.95 |
| M77 | 60px | (R)SA(rs)b | Cetus | 9.6 |
| M81 | 60px | SA(s)ab | Ursa Major | 7.9 |
| M83 | 60px | SAB(s)c | Hydra | 8.2 |
| M88 | 60px | SA(rs)b | Coma Berenices | 10.4 |
| M90 | 60px | SAB(rs)ab | Virgo | 10.3 |
| M91 | 60px | SBb(rs) | Coma Berenices | 11.0 |
| M94 | 60px | SA(r)ab | Canes Venatici | 9.0 |
| M95 | 60px | SB(r)b | Leo | 11.4 |
| M96 | 60px | SAB(rs)ab | Leo | 10.1 |
| M98 | 60px | SAB(s)ab | Coma Berenices | 11 |
| M99, Coma Pinwheel Galaxy | 60px | SA(s)c | Coma Berenices | 10.4 |
| M100 | 60px | SAB(s)bc | Coma Berenices | 10.1 |
| M101, Pinwheel Galaxy | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Ursa Major | 8.3 |
| M104, Sombrero Galaxy | 60px | SA(s)a | Virgo | 9.0 |
| M106 | 60px | SAB(s)bc | Canes Venatici | 9.1 |
| M108 | 60px | SB(s)cd | Ursa Major | 10.7 |
| M109 | 60px | SB(rs)bc | Ursa Major | 10.6 |
| Maffei 2 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Cassiopeia | 16.0 |
| Malin 1 | 60px | SB0a LSB | Coma Berenices | 15.8 |
| Milky Way | 60px | SB(rs)bc | Sagittarius | N/A |
| NGC 1 | 60px | SA(s)b | Pegasus | 13.65 |
| NGC 2 | 60px | Sab | Pegasus | +15.0 |
| NGC 17 | 60px | Sc | Cetus | 15.3 |
| NGC 24 | 60px | SA(s)c | Sculptor | 12.4 |
| NGC 47 | 60px | SB(rs)bc | Cetus | 13.5 |
| NGC 247 | 60px | SAB(s)d | Cetus | 9.9 |
| NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy | 60px | SAB(s)c | Sculptor | 8.0 |
| NGC 262 | 60px | S0a | Andromeda | 13.1 |
| NGC 300 | 60px | SA(s)d | Sculptor | 9.0 |
| NGC 514 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Pisces | 12.2 |
| NGC 625 | 60px | SB(s)m | Phoenix | 11.7 |
| NGC 772 | 60px | SA(s)b | Aries | 11.1 |
| NGC 891 | 60px | SA(s)b | Andromeda | 10.8 |
| NGC 1032 | 60px | S0/a | Cetus | 12.6 |
| NGC 1042 | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Cetus | 14.0 |
| NGC 1055 | 60px | SBb:II-III: spindle | Cetus | 11.6 |
| NGC 1087 |
60px |
SAB(rs)c | Cetus | 12.2 |
| NGC 1090 | 60px | SB(rs)bc | Cetus[1] | 12.5 |
| NGC 1097 | 60px | R'_1:)SB(r'l)bSy1 | Fornax | 10.2 |
| NGC 1232 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Eridanus | 10.9 |
| NGC 1291 | 60px | (R)SB0/a | Eridanus | 9.39 |
| NGC 1300 | 60px | (R')SB(s)bc | Eridanus | 11.4 |
| NGC 1309 |
60px |
SA(s)bc | Eridanus | 12.0 |
| NGC 1313 | 60px | SB(s)d pec | Reticulum | 9.7 |
| NGC 1365 | 60px | (R')SBb(s)b | Fornax | 10.3 |
| NGC 1398 | 61x61px | (R')SB(r)ab | Fornax | 10.6 |
| NGC 1512 | 60px | SB(r)ab | Horologium | 11.1 |
| NGC 1532 | 60px | SB(s)b pec | Eridanus | 10.7 |
| NGC 1560 | 60px | SA(s)d | Camelopardalis | 9.82 |
| NGC 1566 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Dorado | 9.73 |
| NGC 1637 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Eridanus | 11.5 |
| NGC 1672 | 60px | (R')SB(r)bc | Dorado | 10.3 |
| NGC 1808 | 60px | (R)SAB(s)a | Columba | 9.94 |
| NGC 2146 | 60px | SB(s)ab pec | Camelopardalis | 11.38 |
| NGC 2207 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc pec | Canis Major | 12.2 |
| NGC 2336 | 60px | SAB(r)bc | Camelopardalis | 10.3 |
| NGC 2403 | 60px | SAB(s)cd | Camelopardalis | 8.9 |
| NGC 2442 | 60px | SAB(s)bc pec | Volans | 11.2 |
| NGC 2541 | 60px | SA(s)cd | Lynx[2] | 12.3 |
| NGC 2683 | 60px | SA(rs)b | Lynx | 10.6 |
| NGC 2715 |
60px |
SABc | Camelopardalis[3] | 12[4] |
| NGC 2775 | 60px | SA(r)ab | Cancer | 10.4 |
| NGC 2835 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Hydra | 10.3 |
| NGC 2841 | 60px | SA(r)b | Ursa Major | 10.1 |
| NGC 2903 | 60px | SB(s)d | Leo | 9.7 |
| NGC 2976 | 60px | SAc pec | Ursa Major | 10.8 |
| NGC 2997 | 60px | SA(s)c | Antlia | 10.1 |
| NGC 3054 | 60px | SAB(r)bc | Hydra | 12.6 |
| NGC 3079 | 60px | SB(s)c | Ursa Major | 11.5 |
| NGC 3109 | 60px | SB(s)m | Hydra | 10.4 |
| Little Pinwheel Galaxy, NGC 3184 | 60px | SA(s)b | Ursa Major | 10.4 |
| NGC 3223 | 60px | Sb | Antlia | 12 |
| NGC 3227 | 60px | SAB(s) pec | Leo | 11.1 |
| NGC 3310 | 60px | SAB(r)bc pec | Ursa Major | 11.2 |
| NGC 3314 | 60px | SBbc/SAab | Hydra | 12.5 |
| NGC 3344 | 60px | (R)SAB(r)bc | Leo Minor | 10.5 |
| NGC 3370 | 60px | SA(s)c | Leo | 12.3 |
| NGC 3486 | 60px | Sb | Leo Minor[5] | 11.0[5] |
| NGC 3521 | 60px | SABbc | Leo[5] | 10[5] |
| NGC 3596 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Leo | 12.0 |
| NGC 3621 | 60px | SA(s)d | Hydra | 9.56 |
| NGC 3628 | 60px | SAb pec | Leo | 14.0 |
| NGC 3631 | 60px | SA(s)c | Ursa Major | 10.1 |
| NGC 3642 | 60px | Ursa Major | 10.8 | |
| NGC 3877 | 60px | Sc | Ursa Major | 12.1 |
| NGC 3949 | 60px | SA(s)bc | Ursa Major | 11.5 |
| NGC 3953 | 60px | SB(r)bc | Ursa Major | 10.8 |
| NGC 3981 |
60px |
Crater | 11 | |
| NGC 3982 | 60px | SAB(r)b | Ursa Major | 12.0 |
| NGC 4013 | 60px | SAb | Ursa Major | 19.2 |
| NGC 4027 | 60px | SB(s)dm | Corvus | 11.7 |
| NGC 4088 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Ursa Major | 11.2 |
| NGC 4151 | 60px | (R')SAB(rs)ab | Canes Venatici | 11.5 |
| NGC 4216 | 60px | SAB(s)b | Virgo | 11.0 |
| NGC 4314 | 60px | SBa [6] | Coma Berenices | 11.4 |
| NGC 4388 | 60px | SB(s)b | Virgo | 11.02 |
| NGC 4395 | 60px | SA(s)m | Canes Venatici[5] | 10.6 |
| NGC 4414 | 60px | SA(rs)c | Coma Berenices | 11.0 |
| NGC 4535 | 60px | SAB(s)c | Virgo | 11.1 |
| NGC 4559 | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Coma Berenices | 10.4 |
| NGC 4565 | 60px | SA(s)b | Coma Berenices | 10.42 |
| NGC 4618 | 60px | SB(rs)m | Canes Venatici | 11.2 |
| NGC 4622 | 60px | SA(r)ab | Centaurus | 12.6 |
| NGC 4625 | 60px | SAB(rs)m pec | Canes Venatici | 13.2 |
| NGC 4631 | 60px | SB(s)d | Canes Venatici | 9.8 |
| NGC 4651 | 60px | SA(rs)c | Coma Berenices | 11.39 |
| NGC 4666 | 60px | SABc | Virgo | 10.8 |
| NGC 4725 | 60px | SAB(r)ab pec | Coma Berenices | 10.1 |
| NGC 4911 | 60px | Sb [6] | Coma Berenices | 13.33 |
| NGC 4945 | 60px | SB(s)cd | Centaurus | 9.3 |
| NGC 5001 | 60px | SB | Ursa Major | 12.82 |
| NGC 5005 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Canes Venatici | 10.6 |
| NGC 5033 | 60px | SA(s)c | Canes Venatici | 10.8 |
| NGC 5068 | 60px | SB(s)d | Virgo | 10.5 |
| NGC 5078 | 60px | SA(s)a | Hydra | 11.8 |
| NGC 5091 | 60px | Sb pec sp | Centaurus | 13.9 |
| NGC 5164 | 60px | SBb | Ursa Major | 14.1 |
| NGC 5257 | 60px | SAB(s)b pec | Virgo | 12.9 |
| NGC 5258 | 60px | SA(s)b pec | Virgo | 12.9 |
| NGC 5474 | 60px | SA(s)cd pec | Ursa Major | 11.3 |
| NGC 5624 | 60px | S | Virgo | 14.6 |
| NGC 5713 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc pec | Virgo | 12.1 |
| NGC 5746 | 60px | SB(rs)b | Virgo | 11.0 |
| NGC 5829 | 60px | SA(s)c | Boötes | 14.1 |
| NGC 5907 | 60px | SA(s)c? edge-on | Draco | 11.1 |
| NGC 5921 | 60px | SB(r)bc | Serpens Caput | 11.5 |
| NGC 6118 | 60px | SA(s)cd | Serpens | 12.42 |
| NGC 6503 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Draco | 10.2 |
| NGC 6744 | 60px | SAB(r)bc | Pavo | 9.14 |
| NGC 6745 | 60px | S | Lyra | 13.3 |
| NGC 6753 | 60px | (R)SA(r)b | Pavo | 11.9 |
| NGC 6810 | 60px | SA(s)ab | Pavo | 11.6 |
| NGC 6872 | 60px | SAB(rs)c | Pavo | 12.7 |
| NGC 6946 | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Cepheus | 9.6 |
| NGC 7217 | 60px | (R)SA(r)ab | Pegasus | 11.0 |
| NGC 7318 | 60px | SB(s)bc pec | Pegasus | 14.4 / 13.9 |
| NGC 7329 | 62x62px | SBbc | Tucana | 11.31 |
| NGC 7331 | 60px | SA(s)b | Pegasus | 10.4 |
| NGC 7424 | 60px | SAB(rs)cd | Grus | 11.0 |
| NGC 7479 | 60px | SB(s)c | Pegasus | 11.6 |
| NGC 7742 | 60px | SA(r)b | Pegasus | 12.4 |
| NGC 7752 | 60px | SAB(rs)bc | Pegasus | 12.8 |
| NGC 7793 | 60px | SA(s)d | Sculptor | 10.0 |
| NGC 7814 | 60px | SA(S)ab | Pegasus | 11.6 |
| UGC 2885 | 60px | SA(rs)c | Perseus | 13.5 |
| UGC 10214, Tadpole Galaxy | 60px | SB(s)c pec | Draco | 14.4 |
| UGC 12158 | 60px | SB | Pegasus | 14.5 |
| Alaknanda Galaxy |
60px |
S | Sculptor | |
| Zhúlóng | 60px | Sbc | Sextans |
See also
References
- ↑ Normandin, George (2002). "Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1090". Retrieved Dec. 26, 2006
- ↑ Matthews, Doug & Betts, Charles (2003). "NGC 2541". Retrieved Dec. 26 2006.
- ↑ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 2715" . Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ↑ Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "VizieR Detailed Page". Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Celestia version 1.4.1. Laurel, Chris, 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 SIMBAD service at Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "SIMBAD". Retrieved on April 9, 2013.
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