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All Spiral Galaxies

Galaxies whose own Wikipedia articles cite a NED de Vaucouleurs classification beginning S, SA, SB or SAB, for example SAB(s)b or SA(s)c. This class is a flattened, rotating disc of stars, gas and dust arranged in spiral arms winding out from a central bulge, sometimes crossed by a central bar (the SB and SAB forms). The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are both members of this class, the most common structural type among bright galaxies observed nearby, as the source classification scheme itself and the individual member articles both state.

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1845 1
All Spiral Galaxies
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1. Wikipedia: Spiral galaxy
Wikimedia FoundationSpiral galaxy article, sentence naming 1845
Quote, Spiral galaxy article, sentence naming 1845
In 1845 he discovered the spiral structure of M51, a galaxy nicknamed later as the "Whirlpool Galaxy", and his drawings of it closely resemble modern photographs.
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Andromeda Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Andromeda Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Milky Way (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Milky Way, infobox 'type' field: SB(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Triangulum Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Triangulum Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Whirlpool Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Whirlpool Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)bc pec (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Sombrero Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Sombrero Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)a (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Pinwheel Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Pinwheel Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Black Eye Galaxy - Wikipedia
Has Member: Black Eye Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: (R)SA(rs)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Messier 63 - Wikipedia
Has Member: Sunflower Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Messier 74 - Wikipedia
Has Member: Phantom Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)c (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Messier 77 - Wikipedia
Has Member: Messier 77, infobox 'type' field: (R)SA(rs)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Messier 81 - Wikipedia
Has Member: Bode's Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Wikipedia: Messier 83 - Wikipedia
Has Member: Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)c (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 106 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 106, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 58 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 58, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 61 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 61, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 65 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 65, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)a (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 66 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 66, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 88 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 88, infobox 'type' field: SA(rs)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 90 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 90, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 91 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 91, infobox 'type' field: SBb(rs) (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 94 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 94, infobox 'type' field: (R)SA(r)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 95 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 95, infobox 'type' field: SB(r)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 96 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 96, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 98 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 98, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)ab (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 99 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 99, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)c (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 100 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 100, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 108 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 108, infobox 'type' field: SB(s)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
Messier 109 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Messier 109, infobox 'type' field: SB(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 4236 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 3, infobox 'type' field: SB(s)dm (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
IC 342 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 5, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 2403 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 7, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 6946 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 12, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)cd (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 891 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 23, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)b? (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 4244 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 26, infobox 'type' field: Sc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 5005 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 29, infobox 'type' field: SAB(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 7331 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 30, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)b (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
NGC 4631 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Caldwell 32, infobox 'type' field: SB(s)d (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral GalaxiesView the Source
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