A spiral galaxy has a galactic disk with spiral structure, commonly cold interstellar gas and ongoing star formation as well as an older stellar population.
A spiral galaxy with a central elongated stellar bar. Gas, young spiral-arm populations, a bulge and older disk populations can coexist; the bar is a nonaxisymmetric structure and can drive gas motion different from a purely circular-orbit model.
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