alleryStart learning →The Milky Way is classed as which type of galaxy?
AElliptical galaxy
BBarred spiral galaxy
CIrregular galaxy
DLenticular galaxy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Barred spiral galaxy
The Milky Way has a bar-shaped core and spiral arms, so it is a barred spiral galaxy.
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