de Vaucouleurs system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf galaxy morphological classification system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:de_Vaucouleurs_classification
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Hubble_sequence
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Gérard_de_Vaucouleurs
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Hubble_classification
gptkbp:features detailed subtypes for bars and rings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label de Vaucouleurs system
gptkbp:includes elliptical galaxies
irregular galaxies
lenticular galaxies
spiral galaxies
gptkbp:influenced modern galaxy classification schemes
gptkbp:introducedIn 1959
gptkbp:notation (r), (s), (rs) for ring structure
SA, SAB, SB for bar strength
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Handbook_of_Galaxy_Morphology
gptkbp:usedFor classifying galaxies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_sequence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5