Why does the galaxy LEDA 074886 appear rectangular?

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False-colour astronomical image of an elongated oval galaxy, with red at the bright core shading through yellow and green to blue at the faint outer edges and background stars scattered around it.

LEDA 074886, also known as PGC 74886, is a dwarf galaxy with a rare rectangular shape, located at a distance of about 70,000,000 light-years ( 21,000,000 pc) ...
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False-colour astronomical image of an elliptical galaxy, bright red core fading through yellow, green and blue outward over a dark blue background with scattered red and orange point sources.

LEDA 074886, also known as PGC 74886, is a dwarf galaxy with a rare rectangular shape, located at a distance of about 70,000,000 light-years ( 21,000,000 pc) ...
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