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 60px ESO 350-40, PGC 2248 500 Mly lenticular galaxy
Hoag's Object Hoag's object.jpg PGC 54559, PRC D-51 600 Mly
SDSS J151713.93+213516.8 60px This galaxy can be seen behind Hoag's Object
AM 0644-741 60px AM 0644-741 300 Mly
NGC 1291 60px NGC 1291, NGC 1269,[1] PGC 012209 33 Mly
NGC 1533 60px 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 60px UGC 11914, PGC 68096 50 Mly unbarred spiral galaxy with ring
II Zw 28[5] Zw II 28, 2MASX J05014205+0334278
Mayall's Object Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 148 (2008-04-24).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 60px IC 298 interacting pair
NGC 4650A 60px PGC 42951 polar ring galaxy
NGC 660 60px polar ring galaxy
NGC 922 60px ESO 478-28, ISG 10 150 Mly collisional ring galaxy

See also

References

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