What type of galaxy is the Milky Way classified as?
February 20th, 2023
Barred spiral galaxy
There are four types of galaxy:
Elliptical
Spiral
Barred spiral
Irregular
The milky way galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy due to the fact that it has a feature that links the place where two of the arms originate.
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