List of spiral galaxies

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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 spiral arms due to density wave theory.

## Spiral galaxies

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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

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Comet Galaxy |  | S  | Sculptor | 18.7
ESO 97-G13, Circinus Galaxy |  | S  | Circinus | 11
ESO 510-G13 |  | Sa: pec sp  | Hydra | 13.4
IC 342 |  | SAB(rs)cd  | Camelopardalis | 9.1
IC 1296 |  | SBbc  | Lyra | 14.8
ISOHDFS 27 |  | Sab/Sbc  | Tucana | 20.51
IC 2163 |  | SB(rs)c pec  | Canis Major | 11.6
IC 4970 |  | SA0− pec  | Pavo | 12.7
IC 5332 |  | Sc  | Sculptor | 10.72
LEDA 100170, Dwingeloo 1 |

| SB(s)cd  | Cassiopeia | 8.3
M31, Andromeda Galaxy |  | SA(s)b  | Andromeda | 4.36
M33, Triangulum Galaxy |  | SA(s)cd  | Triangulum | 6.3
M51a, Whirlpool Galaxy |  | SA(s)bc pec  | Canes Venatici | 9.0
M58 |  | SAB(rs)b  | Virgo | 10.5
M61 |  | SAB(rs)bc  | Virgo | 10.2
M63, Sunflower Galaxy |  | SA(rs)bc  | Canes Venatici | 9.3
M64, Black Eye Galaxy |  | (R)SA(rs)ab  | Coma Berenices | 9.4
M65 |  | SAB(rs)a  | Leo | 10.3
M66 |  | 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 |  | SAB(s)c  | Hydra | 8.2
M88 |  | SA(rs)b  | Coma Berenices | 10.4
M90 |  | SAB(rs)ab  | Virgo | 10.3
M91 |  | SBb(rs)  | Coma Berenices | 11.0
M94 |  | SA(r)ab  | Canes Venatici | 9.0
M95 |  | SB(r)b  | Leo | 11.4
M96 |  | SAB(rs)ab  | Leo | 10.1
M98 |  | SAB(s)ab  | Coma Berenices | 11
M99, Coma Pinwheel Galaxy |  | SA(s)c  | Coma Berenices | 10.4
M100 |  | SAB(s)bc  | Coma Berenices | 10.1
M101, Pinwheel Galaxy |  | SAB(rs)cd  | Ursa Major | 8.3
M104, Sombrero Galaxy |  | SA(s)a  | Virgo | 9.0
M106 |  | SAB(s)bc  | Canes Venatici | 9.1
M108 |  | SB(s)cd  | Ursa Major | 10.7
M109 |  | SB(rs)bc  | Ursa Major | 10.6
Maffei 2 |  | SAB(rs)bc  | Cassiopeia | 16.0
Milky Way |  | SB(rs)bc  | Sagittarius | N/A
NGC 1 |  | SA(s)b  | Pegasus | 13.65
NGC 2 |  | Sab  | Pegasus | +15.0
NGC 17 |  | Sc  | Cetus | 15.3
NGC 47 | |  | SB(rs)bc  | Cetus | 13.5
NGC 247 |  | SAB(s)d  | Cetus | 9.9
NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy |  | SAB(s)c  | Sculptor | 8.0
NGC 262 |  | S0a  | Andromeda | 13.1
NGC 300 |  | SA(s)d  | Sculptor | 9.0
NGC 514 |  | SAB(rs)c  | Pisces | 12.2
NGC 625 |  | SB(s)m  | Phoenix | 11.7
NGC 772 |  | SA(s)b  | Aries | 11.1
NGC 891 |  | SA(s)b  | Andromeda | 10.8
NGC 1032 |  | S0/a  | Cetus | 12.6
NGC 1042 |  | SAB(rs)cd  | Cetus | 14.0
NGC 1055 |  | 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 |  | R'_1:)SB(r'l)bSy1  | Fornax | 10.2
NGC 1232 |  | SAB(rs)c  | Eridanus | 10.9
NGC 1300 |  | (R')SB(s)bc  |  Eridanus | 11.4
NGC 1309 |

| SA(s)bc  |  Eridanus | 12.0
NGC 1365 |  | (R')SBb(s)b  | Fornax | 10.3
NGC 1398 |  | (R')SB(r)ab  | Fornax | 10.6
NGC 1512 |  | SB(r)ab  | Horologium | 11.1
NGC 1532 |  | SB(s)b pec  | Eridanus | 10.7
NGC 1637 |  | SAB(rs)c  | Eridanus | 11.5
NGC 2207 |  | SAB(rs)bc pec  | Canis Major | 12.2
NGC 2403 |  | SAB(s)cd  | Camelopardalis | 8.9
NGC 2442 |  | SAB(s)bc pec  | Volans | 11.2
NGC 2541 |  | SA(s)cd  | Lynx[2] | 12.3
NGC 2683 |  | SA(rs)b  | Lynx | 10.6
NGC 2715 |

| SABc  | Camelopardalis[3] | 12[4]
NGC 2841 |  | SA(r)b  | Ursa Major | 10.1
NGC 2903 |  | SB(s)d  | Leo | 9.7
NGC 2976 |  | SAc pec  | Ursa Major | 10.8
NGC 2997 |  | SA(s)c  | Antlia | 10.1
NGC 3054 |  | SAB(r)bc  | Hydra | 12.6
NGC 3079 |  | SB(s)c  | Ursa Major | 11.5
NGC 3109 |  | SB(s)m  | Hydra | 10.4
NGC 3184 |  | SA(s)b  | Ursa Major | 9.6
NGC 3223 |  | Sb  | Antlia | 12
NGC 3310 |  | SAB(r)bc pec  | Ursa Major | 11.2
NGC 3314 |  | SBbc/SAab  | Hydra | 12.5
NGC 3370 |  | SA(s)c  | Leo | 12.3
NGC 3486 |  | Sb  | Leo Minor[5] | 11.0[5]
NGC 3521 |  | SABbc  | Leo[5] | 10[5]
NGC 3596 |  | SAB(rs)c  | Leo | 12.0
NGC 3628 |  | SAb pec  | Leo | 14.0
NGC 3642 |  |  | Ursa Major | 10.8
NGC 3877 |  | Sc  | Ursa Major | 12.1
NGC 3949 |  | SA(s)bc  | Ursa Major | 11.5
NGC 3953 |  | SB(r)bc  | Ursa Major | 10.8
NGC 3981 |

|  | Crater | 11
NGC 3982 |  | SAB(r)b  | Ursa Major | 12.0
NGC 4013 |  | SAb  | Ursa Major | 19.2
NGC 4027 |  | SB(s)dm  | Corvus | 11.7
NGC 4088 |  | SAB(rs)bc  | Ursa Major | 11.2
NGC 4216 |  | SAB(s)b  | Virgo | 11.0
NGC 4314 |  | SBa [6] | Coma Berenices | 11.4
NGC 4395 |  | SA(s)m  | Canes Venatici[5] | 10.6
NGC 4414 |  | SA(rs)c  | Coma Berenices | 11.0
NGC 4565 |  | SA(s)b  | Coma Berenices | 10.42
NGC 4618 |  | SB(rs)m  | Canes Venatici | 11.2
NGC 4625 |  | SAB(rs)m pec  | Canes Venatici | 13.2
NGC 4631 |  | SB(s)d  | Canes Venatici | 9.8
NGC 4725 |  | SAB(r)ab pec  | Coma Berenices | 10.1
NGC 4911 |  | Sb [6] | Coma Berenices | 13.33
NGC 4945 |  | SB(s)cd  | Centaurus | 9.3
NGC 5001 |  | SB  | Ursa Major | 12.82
NGC 5005 |  | SAB(rs)bc  | Canes Venatici | 10.6
NGC 5033 |  | SA(s)c  | Canes Venatici | 10.8
NGC 5068 |  | SB(s)d  | Virgo | 10.5
NGC 5078 |  | SA(s)a  | Hydra | 11.8
NGC 5091 |  | Sb pec sp  | Centaurus | 13.9
NGC 5164 |  | SBb  | Ursa Major | 14.1
NGC 5257 |  | SAB(s)b pec  | Virgo | 12.9
NGC 5258 |  | SA(s)b pec  | Virgo | 12.9
NGC 5474 |  | SA(s)cd pec  | Ursa Major | 11.3
NGC 5624 |  | S  | Virgo | 14.6
NGC 5713 |  | SAB(rs)bc pec  | Virgo | 12.1
NGC 5921 |  | SB(r)bc  | Serpens Caput | 11.5
NGC 6744 |  | SAB(r)bc  | Pavo | 9.14
NGC 6745 |  | S  | Lyra | 13.3
NGC 6872 |  | SAB(rs)c  | Pavo | 12.7
NGC 6946 |  | SAB(rs)cd  | Cepheus | 9.6
NGC 7217 |  | (R)SA(r)ab  | Pegasus | 11.0
NGC 7318 |  | SB(s)bc pec  | Pegasus | 14.4 / 13.9
NGC 7329 |  | SBbc  | Tucana | 11.31
NGC 7331 |  | SA(s)b  | Pegasus | 10.4
NGC 7479 |  | SB(s)c  | Pegasus | 11.6
NGC 7742 |  | SA(r)b  | Pegasus | 12.4
NGC 7752 |  | SAB(rs)bc  | Pegasus | 12.8
NGC 7793 |  | SA(s)d  | Sculptor | 10.0
NGC 7814 |  | SA(S)ab  | Pegasus | 11.6
UGC 2885 |  | SA(rs)c  | Perseus | 13.5
UGC 10214, Tadpole Galaxy |  | SB(s)c pec  | Draco | 14.4
UGC 12158 |  | SB  | Pegasus | 14.5

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## References

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1. ^ Normandin, George (2002). "Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1090". Retrieved Dec. 26, 2006
2. ^ Matthews, Doug & Betts, Charles (2003). "NGC 2541". Retrieved Dec. 26 2006.
3. ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 2715" Archived 2005-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
4. ^ Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "VizieR Detailed Page". Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
5. ^ a b c d e Celestia version 1.4.1. Laurel, Chris, 2006.
6. ^ a b SIMBAD service at Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. "SIMBAD". Retrieved on April 9, 2013.

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