Early-type Galaxies

Early-type galaxies include all classes of elliptical and S0 galaxies.

The origin of the term ‘early-type’ lies with the original interpretation of the Hubble tuning fork diagram. This assumed that galaxies evolved from the left (early-type ellipticals) to the right (late-type spirals) in a sequence.

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