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Observational study of UGC 4892 - A candidate for polar-ring galaxies. / Hagen-Thorn, V. A.; Shalyapina, L. V.; Karataeva, G. M.; Yakovleva, V. A.
In: Astronomy Letters, Vol. 29, No. 3, 01.03.2003, p. 133-141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Observational study of UGC 4892 - A candidate for polar-ring galaxies
AU - Hagen-Thorn, V. A.
AU - Shalyapina, L. V.
AU - Karataeva, G. M.
AU - Yakovleva, V. A.
PY - 2003/3/1
Y1 - 2003/3/1
N2 - We present the results of photometric and spectroscopic observations of UGC 4892 - a candidate for polar-ring galaxies. We show that the feature in the brightness distribution described by Whitmore et al. (1990) as a possible polar ring is actually a companion galaxy that interacts with the giant main galaxy. The velocity fields of the gas and stellar components can be explained by assuming that the gas lost by the companion galaxy and captured by the main galaxy forms a gaseous stream rotating around the latter in a plane almost perpendicular to its principal plane.
AB - We present the results of photometric and spectroscopic observations of UGC 4892 - a candidate for polar-ring galaxies. We show that the feature in the brightness distribution described by Whitmore et al. (1990) as a possible polar ring is actually a companion galaxy that interacts with the giant main galaxy. The velocity fields of the gas and stellar components can be explained by assuming that the gas lost by the companion galaxy and captured by the main galaxy forms a gaseous stream rotating around the latter in a plane almost perpendicular to its principal plane.
KW - Galaxies
KW - Groups and clusters of galaxies
KW - Intergalactic gas
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037361564&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/1.1558151
DO - 10.1134/1.1558151
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037361564
VL - 29
SP - 133
EP - 141
JO - Astronomy Letters
JF - Astronomy Letters
SN - 1063-7737
IS - 3
ER -
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