Galaxy morphology

Ring Galaxy

A galaxy with a bright ring of stars and gas around a comparatively empty centre, usually formed when a smaller galaxy plunges through the disk of a larger one, sending a wave of star formation outward.

Knowledge connections

Associated withGalaxy Interaction

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