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Hubble sequence
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morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble
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The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies published by Edwin Hubble in 1926. It is often colloquially known as the Hubble tuning-fork diagram because the shape in which it is traditionally represented resembles a tuning fork. It was invented by John Henry Reynolds and Sir James Jeans.
Tuning-fork style diagram of the Hubble sequence
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spiral galaxy
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star
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Milky Way
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galaxy
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International Standard Book Number
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Harvard University
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Andromeda Galaxy
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digital object identifier
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Edwin Hubble
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wavelength
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Draco
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California Institute of Technology
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OCLC, Inc.
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Q180686
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Large Magellanic Cloud
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Small Magellanic Cloud
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luminosity
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Messier 81
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