GALAXIES

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Elliptical galaxies (E0-7)

The number indicates the degree of eccentricity (as
it appears in the sky) with E0 for those perfectly
round to E7 for those which are flattened.
Elliptical galaxies are made of old and rich stars.
These galaxies have various masses. The elliptic
dwarfs ones are the smallest of galaxies, with
approximately 1 million solar masses. To the other
extreme, the elliptic giants are the largest galaxies
known with ten thousand billion solar masses, the
equivalent of 100 average spiral galaxies.
14% of the galaxies are elliptic.

Spiral galaxies (Sa-d)

Sa to Sd refer to how 'tightly wound' these arms are
(from very tight to very loose).
Spiral galaxies have the shape of a flattened disc.
They are characterized by two or more arms made
up of young stars that are around a bulge of old
stars.
The standard mass of a spiral galaxy is about 100
billion solar masses.
70% of galaxies are spiral galaxies.

Irregular galaxies
They are made of 10 to 20% of gas.
These galaxies are generally rather not very massive,
a few billion solar masses only (from 10 to 100 times
less than a standard spiral galaxy).
3% of the galaxies are irregular.
The irregular galaxies are divided into 2 major
Hubble types: Irr I (with some structure) and Irr II
(without any structure).

Intermediate spiral galaxy

Is a galaxy that is in between the classifications of
a barred spiral galaxy and an unbarred spiral galaxy.
It is designated as SAB in the galaxy morphological
classification scheme.
By definition, a galaxy is a congregation of stars held
together by gravity.