Barred irregular galaxy

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File:The Large Magellanic Cloud revealed by VISTA.jpg
The Large Magellanic Cloud, an example of a barred spiral galaxy

A barred irregular galaxy is an irregular version of a barred spiral galaxy. They have a bar-shaped structure in the middle of an otherwise irregular shape. Examples include the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)[1] and NGC 6822,[2] although LMC is more often classified as a magellanic spiral galaxy. Some barred irregular galaxies (like the Large Magellanic Cloud) may be dwarf spiral galaxies, which have been distorted into an irregular shape by tidal interactions with a more massive neighbor.

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