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Hubble sequence

Known as: Hubble diagram (tuning-fork), Hubble tuning fork, Hubble classification 
The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble in 1926. It is often known colloquially as the… Expand
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Bautz–Morgan classificationGalaxy morphological classificationOptical spectrometerPhotographic plate

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Revisiting the Hubble sequence in the SDSS DR7 spectroscopic sample: a publicly available Bayesian automated classification
We present an automated morphological classification in 4 types (E, S0, Sab, Scd) of ∼700 000 galaxies from the SDSS DR7… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Nearby supernova rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search – III. The rate–size relation, and the rates as a function of galaxy Hubble type and colour
This is the third paper of a series in which we present new measurements of the observed rates of supernovae (SNe) in the local… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Hubble sequence: just a vestige of merger events?
We investigate whether the Hubble sequence can be reproduced by the relics of merger events. We verify that, at zmedian = 0.65… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
THE HUBBLE SEQUENCE BEYOND z = 2 FOR MASSIVE GALAXIES: CONTRASTING LARGE STAR-FORMING AND COMPACT QUIESCENT GALAXIES*
We present Hubble Space Telescope NIC2 morphologies of a spectroscopic sample of massive galaxies at z ~ 2.3 by extending our… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
UBVR and Hubble Space Telescope Mid-Ultraviolet and Near-Infrared Surface Photometry and Radial Color Gradients of Late-Type, Irregular, and Peculiar Galaxies*
We introduce a data set of 142 mostly late-type spiral, irregular, and peculiar (interacting or merging) nearby galaxies observed… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE CENSUS OF NUCLEAR STAR CLUSTERS IN LATE-TYPE SPIRAL GALAXIES. II. CLUSTER SIZES AND STRUCTURAL PARAMETER CORRELATIONS
We investigate the structural properties of nuclear star clusters in late-type spiral galaxies. More specifically, we fit… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A Chandra Study of Sagittarius A East: A Supernova Remnant Regulating the Activity of Our Galactic Center?
We report on the X-ray emission from the shell-like, nonthermal radio source Sgr A East (SNR 000.0+00.0), located in the inner… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Using Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Nuclear Dust Morphology to Rule Out Bars Fueling Seyfert Nuclei
If active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powered by the accretion of matter onto massive black holes, how does the gas in the host… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Spiral Galaxies with WFPC2. II. The Nuclear Properties of 40 Objects
We report the analysis of Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 F606W images of 40 spiral galaxies belonging to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Quantifying the Fragility of Galactic Disks in Minor Mergers
We perform fully self-consistent stellar dynamical simulations of the accretion of a companion ("satellite") galaxy by a large… Expand
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