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By classified do you mean genre then it is outer space,planets,stars,suns,moons etc. :}

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What are galaxies classified as?

they are classified by there shape .


About 60 percent of all known galaxies are classified as?

About 60% of galaxies are classified as elliptical planets.


What do you call scientist who classified galaxies?

Astronomer.


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.


What other kind of galaxies are there?

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


How many galaxies classified and approximately how many are there in the universe?

60000


Who classified the galaxies?

Edwin Hubble Classified the Galaxy different categories depending upon its visual appearance.


Who classified galaxies according to three distinct patterns?

Edwin Hubble


Can galaxies divided into types base on size?

are spiral galaxies are generally older than elliptical


Are elliptical galaxies very bright and old?

Elliptical galaxies are generally old but not very bright


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.


Galaxies are classified by their shape what are they called?

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).