The polar ring galaxy AM 2040-620 and its possible companion
Polar ring galaxies (PRGs) are peculiar systems where a gas-rich, nearly polar ring surrounds a host galaxy. They are the result of galaxy interactions that form mainly by tidal accretion of material from a gas rich donor galaxy. There is a number of formation mechanisms for PRGs: minor or major mer...
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2020
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/phyproceedings/article/view/3219 |
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