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barred spiral | ||||
subject | fact |
barred spiral | is a kind of spiral galaxy | |
has definition (in Hubble's (1936) classification, SB: in Morgan's classification, B) A spiral galaxy whose nucleus is in the shape of a bar, at the ends of which the spiral arms start. | ||
has abundance 20% of spiral galaxies are barred spiral | ||
spiral galaxy | has classification criterion Subdivided according to the openness of the spiral arms as Sa spiral, Sb spiral or Sc spiral. | |
has mass 1010 to 1012 Msun | ||
galaxy | has number of stars 106 to 1012 | |
has catalog galaxy catalog | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has velocity | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent | ||
has material |
Kinds of barred spiral :
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