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A spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by a central bulge of old Population II stars surrounded by a rotating disc of younger Population I stars. A spiral galaxy maintains its spirals arms due to density wave theory.
Spiral galaxies
Below is a list of notable spiral galaxies with their own articles. The classification column refers to the galaxy morphological classification used by astronomers to describe galaxy structure.
Designation |
Picture |
Classification |
Constellation |
Apparent Magnitude |
Comet Galaxy |
![CometGalaxy.jpg](/w/images/thumb/0/0f/CometGalaxy.jpg/60px-CometGalaxy.jpg) |
S |
Sculptor |
|
ESO 97-G13, Circinus Galaxy |
![Circinus.galaxy.750pix.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2c/Circinus.galaxy.750pix.jpg/60px-Circinus.galaxy.750pix.jpg) |
S |
Circinus |
11 |
ESO 510-G13 |
![Warped galaxy.jpg](/w/images/thumb/0/06/Warped_galaxy.jpg/60px-Warped_galaxy.jpg) |
Sa: pec sp |
Hydra |
13.4 |
IC 342 |
|
SAB(rs)cd |
Camelopardalis |
9.1 |
IC 1296 |
|
SBbc |
Lyra |
14.8 |
ISOHDFS 27 |
60px |
S |
|
|
IC 2163 |
60px |
SB(rs)c pec |
Canis Major |
11.6 |
IC 4970 |
60px |
SA0− pec |
Pavo |
12.7 |
LEDA 100170, Dwingeloo 1 |
|
SB(s)cd |
Cassiopeia |
8.3 |
M31, Andromeda |
![M31bobo.jpg](/w/images/thumb/5/57/M31bobo.jpg/60px-M31bobo.jpg) |
SA(s)b |
Andromeda |
4.36 |
M33, Triangulum Galaxy |
![M33.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2c/M33.jpg/60px-M33.jpg) |
SA(s)cd |
Triangulum |
6.3 |
M51a, Whirlpool Galaxy |
![Messier51 sRGB.jpg](/w/images/thumb/d/db/Messier51_sRGB.jpg/60px-Messier51_sRGB.jpg) |
SA(s)bc pec |
Canes Venatici |
9.0 |
M58 |
60px |
SAB(rs)b |
Virgo |
10.5 |
M61 |
|
SAB(rs)bc |
Virgo |
10.2 |
M63, Sunflower Galaxy |
60px |
SA(rs)bc |
Canes Venatici |
9.3 |
M64, Black Eye Galaxy |
![Blackeyegalaxy.jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/c4/Blackeyegalaxy.jpg/60px-Blackeyegalaxy.jpg) |
(R)SA(rs)ab |
Coma Berenices |
9.4 |
M65 |
![Messier object 065.jpg](/w/images/thumb/1/1d/Messier_object_065.jpg/60px-Messier_object_065.jpg) |
SAB(rs)a |
Leo |
10.3 |
M66 |
![Sig05-016.jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/cf/Sig05-016.jpg/60px-Sig05-016.jpg) |
SAB(s)b |
Leo |
9.7 |
M74 |
|
SA(s)c |
Pisces |
9.95 |
M77 |
|
(R)SA(rs)b |
Cetus |
9.6 |
M81 |
|
SA(s)ab |
Ursa Major |
7.9 |
M83 |
60px |
SAB(s)c |
Hydra |
8.2 |
M88 |
|
SA(rs)b |
Coma Berenices |
10.4 |
M90 |
![Messier object 090.jpg](/w/images/thumb/a/a7/Messier_object_090.jpg/60px-Messier_object_090.jpg) |
SAB(rs)ab |
Virgo |
10.3 |
M91 |
![Messier91.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2f/Messier91.jpg/60px-Messier91.jpg) |
SBb(rs) |
Coma Berenices |
11.0 |
M94 |
![Messier object 094.jpg](/w/images/thumb/e/e8/Messier_object_094.jpg/60px-Messier_object_094.jpg) |
SA(r)ab |
Canes Venatici |
9.0 |
M95 |
![Messier95 spitzer.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/3c/Messier95_spitzer.jpg/60px-Messier95_spitzer.jpg) |
SB(r)b |
Leo |
11.4 |
M96 |
![NGC 3368 ESO.jpg](/w/images/thumb/8/80/NGC_3368_ESO.jpg/60px-NGC_3368_ESO.jpg) |
SAB(rs)ab |
Leo |
10.1 |
M98 |
60px |
SAB(s)ab |
Coma Berenices |
11 |
M99, Coma Pinwheel Galaxy |
60px |
SA(s)c |
Coma Berenices |
10.4 |
M100 |
![Spiral Galaxy M100.jpg](/w/images/thumb/5/5a/Spiral_Galaxy_M100.jpg/60px-Spiral_Galaxy_M100.jpg) |
SAB(s)bc |
Coma Berenices |
10.1 |
M101, Pinwheel Galaxy |
![M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/c5/M101_hires_STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg/60px-M101_hires_STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg) |
SAB(rs)cd |
Ursa Major |
8.3 |
M104, Sombrero Galaxy |
![M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res.jpg](/w/images/thumb/5/5e/M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg/60px-M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg) |
SA(s)a |
Virgo |
9.0 |
M106 |
60px |
SAB(s)bc |
Canes Venatici |
9.1 |
M108 |
60px |
SB(s)cd |
Ursa Major |
10.7 |
M109 |
![Messier object 109.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/4d/Messier_object_109.jpg/60px-Messier_object_109.jpg) |
SB(rs)bc |
Ursa Major |
10.6 |
Maffei 2 |
![Maf2atlas.jpg](/w/images/thumb/0/0d/Maf2atlas.jpg/60px-Maf2atlas.jpg) |
SAB(rs)bc |
Cassiopeia |
16.0 |
Milky Way |
60px |
SB |
N/A |
N/A |
NGC 1 |
60px |
SA(s)b |
Pegasus |
13.65 |
NGC 2 |
![NGC 0002 2MASS.jpg](/w/images/thumb/9/99/NGC_0002_2MASS.jpg/60px-NGC_0002_2MASS.jpg) |
Sab |
Pegasus |
+15.0 |
NGC 17 |
60px |
Sc |
Cetus |
15.3 |
NGC 47 |
60px| |
SB(rs)bc |
Cetus |
13.5 |
NGC 247 |
![GALEX-NGC247.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/21/GALEX-NGC247.jpg/60px-GALEX-NGC247.jpg) |
SAB(s)d |
Cetus |
9.9 |
NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy |
![Ngc253 2mass barred spiral.jpg](/w/images/thumb/f/f4/Ngc253_2mass_barred_spiral.jpg/60px-Ngc253_2mass_barred_spiral.jpg) |
SAB(s)c |
Sculptor |
8.0 |
NGC 300 |
![Composite Image of NGC 300.jpg](/w/images/thumb/f/f8/Composite_Image_of_NGC_300.jpg/60px-Composite_Image_of_NGC_300.jpg) |
SA(s)d |
Sculptor |
9.0 |
NGC 514 |
60px |
SAB(rs)c |
Pisces |
12.2 |
NGC 625 |
60px |
SB(s)m |
Phoenix |
11.7 |
NGC 772 |
![NGC772 SN2003hl SN2003iq 6223 Dahl.jpg](/w/images/thumb/e/e9/NGC772_SN2003hl_SN2003iq_6223_Dahl.jpg/60px-NGC772_SN2003hl_SN2003iq_6223_Dahl.jpg) |
SA(s)b |
Aries |
11.1 |
NGC 891 |
![NGC891.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2e/NGC891.jpg/60px-NGC891.jpg) |
SA(s)b |
Andromeda |
10.8 |
NGC 1032 |
60px |
S0/a |
Cetus |
12.6 |
NGC 1042 |
60px |
SAB(rs)cd |
Cetus |
14.0 |
NGC 1055 |
![NGC 1055 I FUV g2006.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/4b/NGC_1055_I_FUV_g2006.jpg/60px-NGC_1055_I_FUV_g2006.jpg) |
SBb:II-III: spindle |
Cetus |
11.6 |
NGC 1087 |
|
SAB(rs)c |
Cetus |
12.2 |
NGC 1090 |
|
SB(rs)bc |
Cetus[1] |
12.5 |
NGC 1097 |
![Coiled Galaxy.jpg](/w/images/thumb/8/80/Coiled_Galaxy.jpg/60px-Coiled_Galaxy.jpg) |
R'_1:)SB(r'l)bSy1 |
Fornax |
10.2 |
NGC 1232 |
![NGC891.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2e/NGC891.jpg/60px-NGC891.jpg) |
SAB(rs)c |
Eridanus |
10.9 |
NGC 1300 |
![Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg](/w/images/thumb/5/52/Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg/60px-Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg) |
(R')SB(s)bc |
Eridanus |
11.4 |
NGC 1365 |
60px |
(R')SBb(s)b |
Fornax |
10.3 |
NGC 1512 |
60px |
SB(r)ab |
Horologium |
11.1 |
NGC 1532 |
60px |
SB(s)b pec |
Eridanus |
10.7 |
NGC 1637 |
60px |
SAB(rs)c |
Eridanus |
11.5 |
NGC 2207 |
60px |
SAB(rs)bc pec |
Canis Major |
12.2 |
NGC 2403 |
![NGC 2403HST.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/2b/NGC_2403HST.jpg/60px-NGC_2403HST.jpg) |
SAB(s)cd |
Camelopardalis |
8.9 |
NGC 2442 |
60px |
SAB(s)bc pec |
Volans |
11.2 |
NGC 2541 |
60px |
SA(s)cd |
Lynx[2] |
12.3 |
NGC 2683 |
60px |
SA(rs)b |
Lynx |
10.6 |
NGC 2715 |
|
SABc |
Camelopardalis[3] |
12[4] |
NGC 2841 |
60px |
SA(r)b |
Ursa Major |
10.1 |
NGC 2903 |
![NGC 2903 GALEX.jpg](/w/images/thumb/0/04/NGC_2903_GALEX.jpg/60px-NGC_2903_GALEX.jpg) |
SB(s)d |
Leo |
9.7 |
NGC 2976 |
![NGC2976 3.6 5.8 8.0 microns spitzer.png](/w/images/thumb/a/af/NGC2976_3.6_5.8_8.0_microns_spitzer.png/60px-NGC2976_3.6_5.8_8.0_microns_spitzer.png) |
SAc pec |
Ursa Major |
10.8 |
NGC 2997 |
![NGC 2997 ESO.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/38/NGC_2997_ESO.jpg/60px-NGC_2997_ESO.jpg) |
SA(s)c |
Antlia |
10.1 |
NGC 3054 |
60px |
SAB(r)bc |
Hydra |
12.6 |
NGC 3079 |
60px |
SB(s)c |
Ursa Major |
11.5 |
NGC 3109 |
![NGC 3109 2MASS.jpg](/w/images/thumb/7/7b/NGC_3109_2MASS.jpg/60px-NGC_3109_2MASS.jpg) |
SB(s)m |
Hydra |
10.4 |
NGC 3184 |
60px |
SA(s)b |
Ursa Major |
9.6 |
NGC 3223 |
|
|
Antlia |
12 |
NGC 3310 |
![NGC 3310.jpg](/w/images/thumb/4/4e/NGC_3310.jpg/60px-NGC_3310.jpg) |
SAB(r)bc pec |
Ursa Major |
11.2 |
NGC 3314 |
60px |
SBbc/SAab |
Hydra |
12.5 |
NGC 3370 |
![NGC 3370 Hi.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/24/NGC_3370_Hi.jpg/60px-NGC_3370_Hi.jpg) |
SA(s)c |
Leo |
12.3 |
NGC 3486 |
60px |
Sb |
Leo Minor[5] |
11.0[5] |
NGC 3521 |
60px |
SABbc |
Leo[5] |
10[5] |
NGC 3596 |
60px |
SAB(rs)c |
Leo |
12.0 |
NGC 3628 |
60px |
SAb pec |
Leo |
14.0 |
NGC 3877 |
60px |
Sc |
Ursa Major |
12.1 |
NGC 3949 |
![NGC 3949.jpg](/w/images/thumb/8/81/NGC_3949.jpg/60px-NGC_3949.jpg) |
SA(s)bc |
Ursa Major |
11.5 |
NGC 3953 |
![NGC3953.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/20/NGC3953.jpg/60px-NGC3953.jpg) |
SB(r)bc |
Ursa Major |
10.8 |
NGC 3982 |
![Ngc.galaxy.arp.750pix.jpg](/w/images/thumb/d/dc/Ngc.galaxy.arp.750pix.jpg/60px-Ngc.galaxy.arp.750pix.jpg) |
SAB(r)b |
Ursa Major |
12.0 |
NGC 4013 |
60px |
SAb |
Ursa Major |
19.2 |
NGC 4027 |
60px |
SB(s)dm |
Corvus |
11.7 |
NGC 4088 |
60px |
SAB(rs)bc |
Ursa Major |
11.2 |
NGC 4216 |
60px |
SAB(s)b |
Virgo |
11.0 |
NGC 4314 |
![NGC 4314HST1998-21-b-full.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/39/NGC_4314HST1998-21-b-full.jpg/60px-NGC_4314HST1998-21-b-full.jpg) |
SBa [6] |
Coma Berenices |
|
NGC 4395 |
![Ngc4395.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/33/Ngc4395.jpg/60px-Ngc4395.jpg) |
SA(s)m |
Canes Venatici[5] |
10.6 |
NGC 4414 |
![NGC 4414 (NASA-med).jpg](/w/images/thumb/c/c3/NGC_4414_%28NASA-med%29.jpg/60px-NGC_4414_%28NASA-med%29.jpg) |
SA(rs)c |
Coma Berenices |
11.0 |
NGC 4565 |
![Needle Galaxy 4565.jpeg](/w/images/thumb/2/2c/Needle_Galaxy_4565.jpeg/60px-Needle_Galaxy_4565.jpeg) |
SA(s)b |
Coma Berenices |
10.42 |
NGC 4618 |
60px |
SB(rs)m |
Canes Venatici |
11.2 |
NGC 4625 |
![NGC 4625 I FUV g2006.jpg](/w/images/thumb/9/98/NGC_4625_I_FUV_g2006.jpg/60px-NGC_4625_I_FUV_g2006.jpg) |
SAB(rs)m pec |
Canes Venatici |
13.2 |
NGC 4631 |
60px |
SB(s)d |
Canes Venatici |
9.8 |
NGC 4725 |
![NGC 4725.jpg](/w/images/thumb/1/1c/NGC_4725.jpg/60px-NGC_4725.jpg) |
SAB(r)ab pec |
Coma Berenices |
10.1 |
NGC 4911 |
60px |
Sb [6] |
Coma Berenices |
Unknown |
NGC 4945 |
![NGC 4945.jpg](/w/images/thumb/d/d7/NGC_4945.jpg/60px-NGC_4945.jpg) |
SB(s)cd |
Centaurus |
9.3 |
NGC 5005 |
![NGC5005.jpg](/w/images/thumb/3/30/NGC5005.jpg/60px-NGC5005.jpg) |
SAB(rs)bc |
Canes Venatici |
10.6 |
NGC 5033 |
60px |
SA(s)c |
Canes Venatici |
10.8 |
NGC 5068 |
60px |
SB(s)d |
Virgo |
10.5 |
NGC 5078 |
60px |
SA(s)a |
Hydra |
11.8 |
NGC 5091 |
60px |
Sb pec sp |
Centaurus |
13.9 |
NGC 5164 |
60px |
SBb |
Ursa Major |
14.1 |
NGC 5257 |
|
SAB(s)b pec |
Virgo |
12.9 |
NGC 5258 |
60px |
SA(s)b pec |
Virgo |
12.9 |
NGC 5474 |
![NGC 5474 I FUV g2006.jpg](/w/images/thumb/7/74/NGC_5474_I_FUV_g2006.jpg/60px-NGC_5474_I_FUV_g2006.jpg) |
SA(s)cd pec |
Ursa Major |
11.3 |
NGC 5624 |
|
S |
Virgo |
14.6 |
NGC 5713 |
60px |
SAB(rs)bc pec |
Virgo |
12.1 |
NGC 5921 |
60px |
SB(r)bc |
Serpens Caput |
11.5 |
NGC 6744 |
![Ngc 6744.jpg](/w/images/thumb/1/1e/Ngc_6744.jpg/60px-Ngc_6744.jpg) |
SAB(r)bc |
Pavo |
9.14 |
NGC 6745 |
![NGC 6745.jpg](/w/images/thumb/7/7f/NGC_6745.jpg/60px-NGC_6745.jpg) |
S |
Lyra |
13.3 |
NGC 6872 |
60px |
SAB(rs)c |
Pavo |
12.7 |
NGC 6946 |
![SpiralGalaxy NGC6946.jpg](/w/images/thumb/5/5e/SpiralGalaxy_NGC6946.jpg/60px-SpiralGalaxy_NGC6946.jpg) |
SAB(rs)cd |
Cepheus |
9.6 |
NGC 7217 |
60px |
(R)SA(r)ab |
Pegasus |
11.0 |
NGC 7318 |
60px |
SB(s)bc pec |
Pegasus |
14.4 / 13.9 |
NGC 7331 |
![NGC 7331 zoomed.jpg](/w/images/thumb/d/d8/NGC_7331_zoomed.jpg/60px-NGC_7331_zoomed.jpg) |
SA(s)b |
Pegasus |
10.4 |
NGC 7479 |
60px |
SB(s)c |
Pegasus |
11.6 |
NGC 7742 |
60px |
SA(r)b |
Pegasus |
12.4 |
NGC 7752 |
|
SAB(rs)bc |
Pegasus |
12.8 |
NGC 7793 |
![NGC 7793SpitzerFull.jpg](/w/images/thumb/9/94/NGC_7793SpitzerFull.jpg/60px-NGC_7793SpitzerFull.jpg) |
SA(s)d |
Sculptor |
10.0 |
NGC 7814 |
![NGC 7814 Hubble WikiSky.jpg](/w/images/thumb/2/28/NGC_7814_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg/60px-NGC_7814_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg) |
SA(S)ab |
Pegasus |
11.6 |
UGC 10214, Tadpole Galaxy |
![UGC 10214HST.jpg](/w/images/thumb/f/f9/UGC_10214HST.jpg/60px-UGC_10214HST.jpg) |
SB(s)c pec |
Draco |
14.4 |
References
- ↑ Normandin, George (2002). "Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1090". Retrieved Dec. 26, 2006
- ↑ Matthews, Doug & Betts, Charles (2003). "NGC 2541". Retrieved Dec. 26 2006.
- ↑ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 2715". Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ↑ Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "VizieR Detailed Page". Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Celestia version 1.4.1. Laurel, Chris, 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 SIMBAD service at Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "SIMBAD". Retrieved on April 9, 2013.
See also