List of polar-ring galaxies
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The following table lists polar-ring galaxies:
List
[edit]| Image | Galaxy | Base galaxy type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NGC 2685 (UGC 4666, Arp 336, Helix Galaxy) | Lenticular (S0) | [1][2] |
|
NGC 4650A (ESO 322-IG69, AM 1241-402) | Lenticular (S0) | [2][3][4] |
|
NGC 660 | Lenticular (S0) or
Barred Spiral (SBa) |
|
| A0136-0801 | Lenticular (S0) | [2][5] | |
| AM 1934-563 | Barred Spiral (SBa/b) | [6] | |
| ESO 415-G26 (AM 0226-320) | Lenticular (S0) | [2][4] | |
| UGC 5119 (LEDA 27383) | Elliptical | [7] | |
| UGC 7576 | Lenticular (S0) | [2] | |
|
UGC 9796 (II Zwicky 73) | Lenticular (S0) | [2] |
| AM 2020-504 | Elliptical | [2] |
Inner Polar Rings
[edit]Some galaxies feature a "polar ring" within the disk of the galaxy:
- UGC 5600[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ P. L. Schecter; J. E. Gunn (1978). "NGC 2685 - Spindle or pancake". Astronomical Journal. 83: 1360–1362. Bibcode:1978AJ.....83.1360S. doi:10.1086/112324.
- ^ a b c d e f g B. C. Whitmore; R. A. Lucas; D. B. McElroy; T. Y. Steiman-Cameron; P. D. Sackett; R. P. Olling (1990). "New observations and a photographic atlas of polar-ring galaxies". Astronomical Journal. 100: 1489–1522, 1721–1755. Bibcode:1990AJ....100.1489W. doi:10.1086/115614.
- ^ J. L. Sérsic (1967). "Southern Peculiar Galaxies III". Zeitschrift für Astrophysik. 67: 306–311. Bibcode:1967ZA.....67..306S.
- ^ a b B. C. Whitmore; D. B. McElroy; F. Schweizer (1987). "The shape of the dark halo in polar-ring galaxies". Astrophysical Journal. 314: 439–456. Bibcode:1987ApJ...314..439W. doi:10.1086/165077.
- ^ F. Schweizer; B. C. Whitmore; V. C. Rubin (1983). "Colliding and merging galaxies. II - S0 galaxies with polar rings". Astronomical Journal. 88: 909–925. Bibcode:1983AJ.....88..909S. doi:10.1086/113377.
- ^ arXiv:astro-ph/0509738v1, AM 1934-563: A giant spiral polar-ring galaxy in a triplet, 24 Sep 2005, Bibcode:2006A&A...446..447R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041728
- ^ Astronomy Letters, Volume 30, Number 8, August 2004, pp. 519-526(8); UGC 5119: A galaxy with a stellar polar ring? Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine; doi:10.1134/1.1784493
- ^ Astronomy Letters, Volume 27, Number 2, February 2001, pp. 74-80(7); A photometric study of the polar ring galaxy UGC 5600; doi:10.1134/1.1344257
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