Hubble Sequence Definition

noun
A classification system of galaxy shape as elliptical, spiral, barred spiral, lenticular, or irregular, originally thought to indicate sequential stages of galactic evolution.
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Origin of Hubble Sequence

  • After Edwin Powell Hubble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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