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historically, galaxies have been classed or categorized according to their apparent shape (usually referred to as their visual morphology).

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What is the possessive form of galaxies?

The possessive form for the plural noun galaxies is galaxies'.Example: Their galaxies' paths do not coordinate.


What are galaxies classified as?

Galaxies are classified based on their shape and structure. The main types of galaxies are spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Spiral galaxies have distinct arms of stars, elliptical galaxies are more oval-shaped with older stars, and irregular galaxies have a less defined shape.


Different kinds of galaxes?

There are three main types of galaxies: spiral galaxies (like the Milky Way), elliptical galaxies (oval or spherical in shape), and irregular galaxies (lacking a distinct shape). These classifications are based on the galaxies' shapes and structures.


How do scientists categorize galaxies?

Scientists categorize galaxies based on their shape and structure into three main types: elliptical, spiral, and irregular galaxies. Elliptical galaxies are smooth and featureless, spiral galaxies have distinct arms winding out from a central bulge, and irregular galaxies lack a defined shape. Additionally, galaxies can be classified by their size, brightness, and the presence of active galactic nuclei. This classification helps astronomers understand the formation and evolution of galaxies in the universe.


What are the different names of galaxies in the universe?

Galaxies in the universe have different names based on their shape and structure. Some common types of galaxies include spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies. Each type has its own unique characteristics and features.

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Galaxies are categorized according to their?

size and shape


What are the other heavenly bodies aside from comets?

Asteriods and meteors. everything you see in the night sky is classed as a heavenly body, planets, stars, moons and galaxies


Who classify galaxies according to shape and distance?

Astromoners and Astrologists.


Galaxy are callsified according to there?

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


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Who classified galaxies according to three distinct patterns?

Edwin Hubble


What is the verb form of class?

It is the same class. The archeologist classed the fossils according to location.


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.


According to hubbles law galaxies are retreating from earth at speed that is proportional to their?

distance


Do distant galaxies have more heavy elements than nearby galaxies?

The distribution of metals (In astronomy, that is any element other that hydrogen and helium) is reliant of the population stars. (See related question) Metal rich stars, population I stars, are the latest "breed" of stars, whereas population III stars are the oldest and are classed as metal free stars. So the furthest galaxies are likely to be formed from the initial gases from the big bang and will be metal free stars,


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.


Are there more galaxies in the universe than stars in the milky way?

According to what Carl Sagan that is true