eliptical with large ring at 90°?
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by turelli
#eliptical, #ring, #dust lane.
http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/chart.asp?ra=24.73015466&dec=-7.7654603Posted
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by Notes
Now that is weird, I hope someone can tell us something more about this one.
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by williamaskew
Polar-ring galaxy
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by elizabeth_s
#polar ring galaxy PRC A-01
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by klmasters scientist, admin
Yeah it is wierd. Very rare polar ring as wtaskwe and elizabeth said. And look at that dust lane from the front part of the ring.
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by klmasters scientist, admin
We think these form when the central big galaxy accretes a small galaxy with a lot of gas (or just a gas stream) from the polar direction which forms in a ring around it.
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