Numerical simulations of the disruption of a dwarf companion moving in the polar plane of a massive galaxy are presented. The constructed model is compared with observational data on the recently discovered low-surface-brightness stellar ring around the galaxy NGC 5907. Constraints on the ring lifetime (
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-284
JournalAstronomy Letters
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

    Research areas

  • galaxies - groups and clusters of galaxies - intergalactic gas

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