B What would be the minimum size for a galaxy to have a disk form?

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Dwarf galaxies typically lack the disk shape associated with larger galaxies, often appearing irregular. The Magellanic Clouds, once spiral galaxies, lost their structure due to gravitational interactions with the Milky Way, while the larger Triangulum galaxy has maintained its form despite being near Andromeda. Dwarf spiral galaxies can have diameters under 16 light-years, significantly smaller than Triangulum's 60 light-years. Observational challenges and limited understanding of cosmological dynamics hinder the study of these galaxies. Further research is needed to clarify the minimum size for a galaxy to develop a disk shape.
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So looking at pictures of dwarf galaxies and how they're just an irregular (pun intended) mess and they do not have the disk shape that we, ironically, associate with galaxies despite a small minority of galaxies being big enough to have and maintain their disk shape.

Like apparently the Magellanic Clouds were once spirals but got screwed by gravity from Milky Way but the little bit larger Trianqulum has managed to stay intact despite being in the presence of the more massive Andromeda galaxy.
 
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I suppose you've looked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_spiral_galaxy? Says diameter can be less than 16 LY (much smaller than Triangulum at 60LY). One problem: they're hard to see far away, so we don't have a large population to study. The other problem, cosmological dynamics aren't understood well enough. Hopefully someone can give a reference to research on the topic, but don't expect a definitive answer.
 
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