NGC 4725
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While most spiral galaxies have two or more spiral arms, peculiar galaxy NGC 4725 has only one. Also sporting a prominent ring and a central bar, this galaxy is over 100 thousand light-years across and lies 41 million light-years away.
Simulations of the formation of single spiral arms suggest that they can be either leading or trailing arms with respect to a galaxy's overall rotation.
