What can the Milky Way be described as?

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Christopher C.
Apr 26, 2018

The Milky Way can be described as a Barred Spiral Galaxy.

Explanation:

A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a bar-shaped structure at its center made of stars and a supermassive black hole.The majority of galaxies are classified as barred spiral galaxies.

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In the above image you can clearly notice the bright bar in the galaxy's center and the arms spiraling around.

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