What kinds of objects lie in the halo of a spiral galaxy?
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![What kinds of objects lie in the halo of a spiral galaxy?
Globular clusters
O and B stars
Open clusters
All typical components of a spiral galaxy (gas, dust, star clusters, O and B stars)
Gas and dust](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb3faa368-cf53-44c6-82be-b80dad1aca46%2F73d8ee2c-74fe-4c11-8eb2-b1b0674bc73b%2Fj6tkxq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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