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Figure 14-6 RIVUXG Barred Spiral Galaxies As with spiral galaxies, Hubble classified barred spirals according to the texture of their spiral arms (which correlates to the sizes of their central bulges). SBa galaxies have the smoothest spiral arms and the largest central bulges, while SBc galaxies have narrow, well-defined arms and the smallest central bulges.