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Explanation: Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a bar, but perhaps not so prominent as the one in NGC 1365, shown above. The persistence and motion of the bar imply relatively massive spiral arms. The placements of bright young blue stars and dark dust lanes also indicate a strong rotating density wave of star formation. NGC 1365 is a member of the Fornax Cluster of Galaxies. Because NGC 1365 is relatively nearby, simultaneous measurements of its speed and distance are possible, which help astronomers estimate how fast our universe is expanding.
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Publications with keywords: barred spiral galaxy - NGC 1365
Publications with words: barred spiral galaxy - NGC 1365
See also:
- APOD: 2026 May 17 Á NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
- NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
- Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb
- APOD: 2025 June 27 Á Messier 109
- APOD: 2025 June 24 Á In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61
- Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335
- APOD: 2025 March 11 Á NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble