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Irregular Galaxy Facts
Common Name:
Irregular galaxy
Hubble Sequence Class:
Irregular
Denotes:
Irr I, Irr II or Dlr
Appearance Characteristics:
No Distinct Shape
Example Galaxies:
IC 3583 and IC 4710
8 Irregular Galaxy Facts for Kids
An irregular galaxy is a type of galaxy on the Hubble sequence classification scheme.
There are three main types of irregular galaxies, and they are Irr I, Irr II and dlrr.
Irregular galaxies do not have any distinguishable shapes.
Irregular galaxies have a very chaotic appearance and have very random, undistinguishable shapes.
About 25% of all galaxies in the observable universe are thought to be irregular galaxies.
rregular galaxies are usually small, and only have about 10% of the mass of our Milky Way galaxy.
An example of an Irr irregular galaxy is IC 4710 and is classified as a dwarf galaxy.
An example of an Irr-I irregular galaxy is NGC-1427A.
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Irregular Galaxy Pictures
A photo of the irregular galaxy NGC 3034.
Credit: NASA
A photo of the irregular galaxy NGC 4214.
Credit: NASA
A photo of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822.
Credit: NASA
Additional Resources with Irregular Galaxy Facts
Galaxy Types and Classifications
- Learn about the different types of galaxies, like the irregular galaxy on the Cornell website.
Pictures of Irregular Galaxies
- View some stunning pictures of irregular galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Irregular Galaxy - Wikipedia
- Find more cool facts about irregular galaxies on the Wikipedia website.