List of ring galaxies
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This is a list of ring galaxies. A ring galaxy is a galaxy with a circle-like appearance. Hoag's Object, discovered by Art Hoag in 1950, is the prototypical example of a ring galaxy.
List
| Name | Image | Catelogue number | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwheel Galaxy |  |
ESO 350-40, PGC 2248 | 500 Mly | lenticular galaxy |
| Hoag's Object |  |
PGC 54559, PRC D-51 | 600 Mly | |
| SDSS J151713.93+213516.8 |  |
This galaxy can be seen behind Hoag's Object | ||
| AM 0644-741 |  |
AM 0644-741 | 300 Mly | |
| NGC 1291 |  |
NGC 1291, NGC 1269,[1] PGC 012209 | 33 Mly | |
| NGC 1533 |  |
NGC 1533, PGC 14582[2] | 62 ± 4 Mly [3] | |
| NGC 2859 | UGC 5001, PGC 26649 | 82.8 Mly | lenticular galaxy with ring structure[4] | |
| NGC 4777 | NGC 4777, PGC 43852 | |||
| NGC 7217 |  |
UGC 11914, PGC 68096 | 50 Mly | unbarred spiral galaxy with ring |
| II Zw 28[5] | Zw II 28, 2MASX J05014205+0334278 | |||
| Mayall's Object | .jpg) |
Arp 148, VV 032, MCG+07-23-019, APG 148 | 450 Mly | collisional ring galaxy |
| I Zw 045[6] | I Zw 045, NGC 4774 | collisional ring galaxy | ||
| VII Zw 466[6] | VII Zw 466, UGC 07683 | collisional ring galaxy | ||
| Arp 10[6] | Arp 10, UGC 01775,[7] 2MASX J02182545+0539369 | collisional ring galaxy | ||
| Arp 147 |  |
IC 298 | interacting pair | |
| NGC 4650A |  |
PGC 42951 | polar ring galaxy | |
| NGC 660 |  |
polar ring galaxy | ||
| NGC 922 |  |
ESO 478-28, ISG 10 | 150 Mly | collisional ring galaxy |
See also
References
- ↑ "NGC 1291". Capella Observatory. 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1533. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ Ryan-Weber, Emma; Webster, Rachel; Bekki, Kenji (April 2003). Jessica L. Rosenberg; Mary E. Putman, eds. Galactic Recycling: The HI Ring Around NGC 1533. The IGM/Galaxy Connection: the Distribution of Baryons at z=0, ASSL Conference Proceedings. 281. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 223. ISBN 1-4020-1289-6.
- ↑ "Lenticular Galaxy (NGC 2859)". Calvin College. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Hubble Gazes on One Ring to Rule Them All". NASA. March 15, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Appleton, P. N.; Struck-Marcell, Curtis (1996). "Collisional Ring Galaxies". Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics. 16: 111–220. Bibcode:1996FCPh...16..111A. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "UGC 01775". SIMBAD. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
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