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P. W. Hodge1
© 1983. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
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Citation P. W. Hodge 1983 PASP 95 721
DOI 10.1086/131243
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Using the established relationship between the Hubble types and the absolute magnitudes of galaxies and the scale length of the radial distribution of H II regions in galaxies, it is seen that the Hubble type of the Milky Way Galaxy is Sc or SBc. Consideration is given to the uncertainties in this conclusion.
