Blog

Sep 13, 2023

Giant hydrogen band provides evidence of rare polar ring galaxy

Posted by in category: cosmology

Jayanne English (U. Manitoba), Nathan Deg (Queen’s University) & WALLABY Survey, CSIRO/ASKAP, NAOJ/Subaru Telescope.

Polar ring galaxies are an intriguing class with a distinct and perplexing structure. These galaxies are distinguished by a ring of stars, gas, and dust significantly tilted to the galaxy’s main disk.

Comments are closed.