Hubble sequence

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy classification scheme
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hubble_tuning_fork
gptkbp:basisFor modern galaxy classification
gptkbp:category elliptical galaxies
irregular galaxies
lenticular galaxies
spiral galaxies
gptkbp:class galaxies
morphological classification
gptkbp:diagramShape tuning fork
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hubble sequence
gptkbp:influencedBy observations of galaxy shapes
gptkbp:introducedIn 1926
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Yerkes_(Morgan)_classification
gptkb:de_Vaucouleurs_system
galaxy morphology
gptkbp:subclassOf E0 to E7 (elliptical subclasses)
Irr (irregular)
S0 (lenticular)
SBa, SBb, SBc (barred spiral subclasses)
Sa, Sb, Sc (spiral subclasses)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4