![NGC 1300](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ngc250.jpg)
NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy.
NASA/Hubble/STScI/AURA
Galactic bars form when stars in circular orbits around a galaxy’s center start to stretch out into more oval, or elliptical, trajectories.
Galactic bars form when stars in circular orbits around a galaxy’s center start to stretch out into more oval, or elliptical, trajectories.