Disc galaxy
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Disc galaxies are galaxies which have discs, a flattened circular volume of stars. These galaxies may, or may not include a central non-disc-like region (central bulge).
Disc galaxy types include
- spiral galaxies
- barless spiral galaxies (type S, SA)
- barred spiral galaxies (type SB)
- intermediate barred spiral galaxies (type SAB)
- lenticular galaxies (type E8, S0, SA0, SB0, SAB0)
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