red spiral galaxy
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red spiral galaxy (plural red spiral galaxies)
- (astronomy) A relatively rare type of galaxy (accounting for less than 2% of galaxies locally), a type of spiral galaxy which have a red-coloured presentation, and are found to be passive galaxies, galaxies which have ceased to form new stars, lacking young blue stars while rich in old red stars.
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spiral galaxy
- barless spiral
- barless spiral galaxy (SA)
- barred spiral
- barred spiral galaxy (SB)
- flocculent spiral
- flocculent spiral galaxy
- grand design spiral
- grand design spiral galaxy
- intermediate spiral
- intermediate spiral galaxy (SAB)
- Magellanic spiral
- Magellanic spiral galaxy (Sm, Im)
- spiral
- spiral galaxy (S)
- unbarred spiral
- unbarred spiral galaxy (SA)