Intermediate spiral galaxy
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Barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in approximately two-thirds of all spiral galaxies...
and an unbarred spiral galaxy
Unbarred spiral galaxy
An unbarred spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy without a central bar, or one that is not a barred spiral galaxy. It is designated with an SA in the galaxy morphological classification scheme.The Sombrero Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy....
. It is designated as SAB in the galaxy morphological classification scheme.
Grades
| Example | Type | Image | Information | Notes |
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| SAB0- | SAB0- is a type of lenticular galaxy Lenticular galaxy A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy which is intermediate between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. Lenticular galaxies are disk galaxies which have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and therefore have very little ongoing... |
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| SAB0 | SAB0 is a type of lenticular galaxy Lenticular galaxy A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy which is intermediate between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. Lenticular galaxies are disk galaxies which have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and therefore have very little ongoing... |
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| SAB0+ | SAB0+ is a type of lenticular galaxy Lenticular galaxy A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy which is intermediate between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. Lenticular galaxies are disk galaxies which have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and therefore have very little ongoing... |
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| SAB0/a | SAB0/a can also be considered a type of intermediate lenticular galaxy | |||
| Messier 65 Messier 65 Messier 65 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M65, M66, and NGC 3628 comprise the famous Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies.-Discovery:M65 was discovered by Charles Messier and included in... |
SABa | M65 is actually an "SAB(rs)a" | ||
| NGC 4725 NGC 4725 NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.-External links:* * * *... |
SABab |  |
NGC 4725 is actually an "SAB(r)ab pec" | |
| Messier 66 Messier 66 Messier 66 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780... |
SABb |  |
M66 is actually an "SAB(s)b" | |
| Messier 106 Messier 106 Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth... |
SABbc | M106 is actually an "SAB(s)bc" | ||
| Sculptor Galaxy Sculptor Galaxy The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor... |
SABc |  |
Sculptor is actually an "SAB(s)c" | |
| NGC 2403 NGC 2403 NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2403 is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and is approximately 8 million light-years distant... |
SABcd | NGC 2403 is actually an "SAB(s)cd" | ||
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| SABdm | SABdm can also be considered a type of intermediate Magellanic spiral | |||
| NGC 4625 NGC 4625 NGC 4625 is a distorted dwarf galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy is formally classified as a Sm galaxy, which means that its structure vaguely resembles the structure of spiral galaxies... |
SABm | SABm is a type of Magellanic spiral Magellanic spiral Magellanic spiral galaxies are galaxies which are classified as the type Sm . They are galaxies with one spiral arm, and are named after their prototype, the Large Magellanic Cloud, an SBm galaxy.... (Sm) |
NGC 4625 is actually an "SAB(rs)m pec" | |