red spiral galaxy

English

Noun

red spiral galaxy (plural red spiral galaxies)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• red spiral

Hypernyms

• disc galaxy
• galaxy
• passive galaxy
• red galaxy
• spiral galaxy

Related terms

(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)