A galaxy by any other name wouldn’t be identified as sweet! ⁣ ⁣ This glittering galaxy lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor, and has an almost face-on orientation to Earth. If we’re naming it technically it is a SABc-type galaxy. Let’s break down what that means:⁣ ⁣ S-The well-defined arms of bright stars and darker dust that curl outwards from the galaxy’s dense and bright core identifies the galaxy as Spiral. ⁣ ⁣ AB – Many spiral galaxies do not spiral out from a single point, but rather from an elongated bar-type structure. This one in particular is considered “weakly barred” giving it its AB designation. ⁣ ⁣ c – The lowercase ‘c’ identifies how tightly wound the spiral arms are. Where ‘a’ would indicate very tightly wound, and ‘d’ very loosely wound. ⁣ ⁣ As the capabilities of our telescopes grow, the catalogues of our findings evolve, as well -- and this is one of the ways we keep track of it all! ⁣ ⁣ Image Description: A close-in view of a spiral g...