barred spiral galaxy

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The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy: Officially “NGC-1365,″ this is a classic, gorgeous “barred” galaxy — a spiral with a central bar of stars that links two prominent, curving arms.

From Washington Post

We live in a barred spiral galaxy, or one that swirls around with waving arms and has a bar-shaped structure in the middle composed largely of stars.

From Salon

It is also a barred spiral galaxy, located in the Perseus constellation, and contains 10 times as many stars as our own galaxy.

From Salon

As a result, its classification was changed from unbarred spiral galaxy to barred spiral galaxy.

From Salon

Galaxy NGC1300 is a barred spiral galaxy, meaning that it is shaped with a spiral but has a bar-like structure at its core composed of stars.

From Salon