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astro-ph.CO2012
The polar ring galaxy AM 2040-620 and its possible companion
Priscila Freitas-Lemes, Irapuan Rodrigues, Maximiliano Faúndez-Abans
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 ac…
astro-ph.CO2012★ 9 cited
Imagery and long-slit spectroscopy of the Polar-Ring Galaxy AM2020-504
P. Freitas-Lemes, I. Rodrigues, M. Faúndez-Abans +2
Interactions between galaxies are very common. There are special kinds of interactions that produce systems called Polar Ring Galaxies (PRGs), composed by a lenticular, elliptical,…