Flocculent spiral galaxy
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A flocculent spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy. Unlike the well-defined spiral architecture of a grand design spiral galaxy, flocculent galaxies are patchy, with discontinuous spiral arms. Self
NGC 2775, a prominent flocculent spiral galaxy
NGC 2841
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NGC 2841
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NGC 2841 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered on 9 March, 1788 by German-born astronomer William Herschel. J. L. E. Dreyer, the autho
Flocculent spiral galaxy
…rest are referred to as "multi-armed". The multiple-arm type is sometimes grouped into the flocculent category. The prototypical flocculent spiral is NGC 2841. PDF A Near-Infrared Atlas of Spiral Galaxies, Debra Meloy Elmegreen, 1981, doi:10.1086/190757, Bibcode:1981ApJS...47..229E…
Wide field view of the galaxy