What are the different types of galaxies?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-28T12:27:16

Glaxies are classified based on their shapes

Galaxies are classified into three types

Elliptical Galaxies:

These are spherical or oval shaped galaxies.They are almost ball shaped.They only have a few million stars and contain most of gas.

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Spiral Galaxies:

These are spiral shaped galaxies.They have a bulge at the centre.Elongated arms stretch from the centre.Our own galaxy,Milky Way is a Spiral galaxy.

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Irregular Galaxies:

They are almost irregular in shape than other galaxies.They have a lot of star dust.They contain many stars and they are bright.

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