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There are three types of galaxies, all of which are the same, with the exception of their shapes. There are the Elliptical galaxies (football-shaped) the Spiral galaxies (like the Milky way; vortex-shaped) and Irregular galaxies (all shapes other than spiral and football shaped).

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What are galaxies classified as?

they are classified by there shape .


What other kind of galaxies are there?

Galaxies are classified by their shape and size. The main kinds are ellipticals, spirals, irregular and dwarfs.


Galaxy are callsified according to there?

Galaxies are primarily classified according to their shape. Such as spiral, elliptical, and globular.


What is a few percent of galaxies that show no regularity of shape classified as?

Look in the discussion for the answers and choose one!


Edwin Hubble categorized galaxies according to their?

Shape, or morph. The spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, lenticular, barred spiral, and irregular galaxies all are different shapes or morphs of galaxies, and so they are classified differently.


About 60 percent of all known galaxies are classified as?

About 60% of galaxies are classified as elliptical planets.


Who classified the galaxies according to shape and distance and concluded that galaxies move away from each other at a rate dependent to the distance between them?

Edwin Hubble, in the 1920s. Later they named a telescope after him.


What is a galaxy that doesn't have a regular shape called?

They are called 'irregular galaxies"


Why do irregular galaxies have no shape?

An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that doesn't have a specific shape like a pinwheel or an elliptical galaxy.


What do you call scientist who classified galaxies?

Astronomer.


Are all 100000000000 galaxies in our universe be any size and shape?

Yes, galaxies can be any size and shape.


A galaxy that has an undefined shaped is best classified as?

There are four types of galaxies in the universe . A galaxy that has an undefined shaped is best classified as an irregular galaxy. 10% of galaxies are classified this way.