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The SpiralsMagellanic spiral Magellanic spiral Spiral galaxies with one spiral arm "SBm" redirects here. For other uses, see SBM. A Magellanic spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with only one spiral arm. Magellanic spiral galaxies are classified as the type Sm (with sub-categories SAm, SBm, SABm); the prototype galaxy and namesake for Magellanic spirals is the Large Magellanic Cloud, an SBm galaxy. They are usually smaller dwarf galaxies and can be considered to be intermediate between dwarf spiral galaxies and irregular galaxies. They are found in proximity to larger spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way, as is the case with the LMC and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC).[1] The Large Magellanic Cloud is the prototype of a Magellanic spiral galaxy… (Source: Wikipedia)
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