The Milky Way Galaxy is a member of the?

Answer 1

It's difficult to be certain; we're inside the Milky Way galaxy, and we've never seen it from the outside. For a long time, astronomers believed that the Milky Way was a classical spiral galaxy, but more complete observations indicates that it is actually a barred spiral galaxy.

Answer 2

It depends on how you define brightness.

Normally brightness is defined as apparent magnitude, the brightness as seen from Earth. So in that instance, they are not, as a spiral galaxy, is the brightest - our galaxy.

However, if we took brightness to mean the value as if seen from the same point in space - absolute magnitude, then an active galaxy or quasar would be the brightest.

Answer 3

Its anything that looks odd and that does not fit into any of the other classifications such as spiral, barred spital or elliptical for example. Its kind of like a `miscellaneous` group. Often they occur when one galaxy has passed through another, distorting its shape.

Answer 4

• Yes, they are usually of a similar size range to other types of galaxies, from a few thousand lightyears across to a million or more. Their formation is often as a result of two or more galaxies colliding, or coming close to each other.

Answer 5

Yes, the Milky Way is classified as a galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy.

Answer 6

The Galaxy the milky Way is a Barred spiral galaxy but soon to be an elliptical galaxy when Andromeda collides with the Milky Way.

Answer 7

The milky way is the name of the galaxy in which we and our solar system reside

Answer 8

No. It is not even a galaxy, it is a group of six stars that form the constellation the big dipper.

Answer 9

Its an barred Spiral Galaxy

Answer 10

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy