The Sculptor Galaxy is a disc galaxy.
A disc galaxy (also called a disk galaxy), is a type of galaxy characterized by a galactic disc, where the stars are spread out in a circular volume. These galaxies may or may not include a bulge-like disk at their center (a galactic bulge).
Disc galaxies include:
- Spiral galaxies:
- Unbarred spiral galaxy (types: S, SA)
- Barred spiral galaxies (type SB)
- Intermediate spiral galaxies (type SAB)
- Lenticular galaxies (types: E8, S0, SA0, SB0, SAB0)