Galaxy Zoo Talk

What's up with this blue ring ?

by cafeeciencia

What's up with this blue ring ?

Posted September 24, 2017 2:56 AM
by Budgieye moderator

It is a nuclear ring, an area of star formation around the nucleus.

2.2 Nucleus, nuclear bulge, and bulgeless, X-shaped bulges , nuclear rings https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=2

Posted September 24, 2017 8:24 AM

Subject: AGZ000ctpu

by BioMiep

Check out this stunning beauty! Someone hashtag whatever that is.

Posted February 2, 2017 4:35 PM
by CeciliaB

#nuclear_ring

Posted February 2, 2017 4:56 PM
by zoob1172

NGC 7742 #SA(r)b or #SArb and it has 183 references and 11 notes. Seyfert galaxy hosting a prominent star-forming
ring

Posted February 2, 2017 5:03 PM
by BioMiep

Ohh, is that what that is. Thank you both!

Posted February 2, 2017 5:05 PM
by Ghost_Sheep_SWR

Host #SN 2014cy and SN 1993r

Posted February 2, 2017 5:07 PM
by PrinceofEuropa

#NGC 7742, gorgeous #faceon #unbarred #nuclearring #ringstructure #starburstring #starburst #ring #brightnucleus #spiral

Posted July 28, 2017 2:24 PM
by JoeLemon

Very bright centre with a ring thick cloud surrounding it.

Posted August 28, 2017 2:33 PM
by Rossrr3

#seyfert #ring #straburst #starforming

Posted September 16, 2017 12:08 AM
by bluemagi

NGC 7742 ,X-ray source, Ultra-luminous, x-ray candidate

Posted September 18, 2017 11:08 AM