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The 17 pages that link to Galactic bulge, each with the reason it gives.

• Milky WayBroader topic: The Milky Way’s central bar and bulge shape the dense stellar region around its nucleus.

• Galaxy mergerRelated: Redistributed stars and inflowing gas can enlarge a galaxy’s central bulge.

• Spiral galaxyBroader topic: It is the central component around which a spiral galaxy’s disk is organized.

• Hubble sequenceRelated: Bulge prominence helps distinguish spiral subtypes along the sequence.

• Galactic diskCompared with: The bulge is centrally concentrated and less flattened than the surrounding disk.

• Lenticular galaxyBroader topic: The central bulge is one of the defining structural components of a lenticular galaxy.

• Galactic CenterRelated: The Milky Way’s bulge surrounds and blends into its central region.

• Spiral armCompared with: Unlike the central bulge, an arm is an extended feature of the disk.

• Galactic barRelated: A bar may coexist with a bulge and can help build a central boxy structure.

• Nuclear star clusterRelated: It is the larger stellar component in which many nuclear star clusters are embedded.

• Sombrero GalaxyRelated: Its exceptionally prominent bulge gives the galaxy much of its distinctive silhouette.

• Type II CepheidRelated: Type II Cepheids help trace stellar populations and distances in the Milky Way's bulge.

• Galaxy morphological classificationBroader topic: Bulge size helps distinguish spiral subtypes.

• Galactic planeRelated: Its central position anchors the inner end of the disk’s plane.

• Pinwheel GalaxyBroader topic: The Pinwheel has a relatively small central bulge compared with its extended disk.

• Galactic astronomyBroader topic: Its structure and stellar ages constrain how the Galaxy’s central regions formed.

• Unbarred spiral galaxyRelated: The central bulge provides a landmark for assessing whether a bar extends across the disk.