Structure and Kinematics of Polar Ring Galaxies: New Observations and Estimation of the Dark Halo Shape

The polar ring galaxies (PRGs) represent an interesting type of peculiar systems in which the outer matter is rotating in the plane which is roughly perpendicular to the disk of the main galaxy. Despite the long-lasting study of the PRGs, the amount of observational data detailed enough is insuffici...

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Main Authors: Moiseev A., Khoperskov S., Khoperskov A., Smirnova K., Smirnova A., Saburova A., Reshetnikov V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-03-01
Series:Open Astronomy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0205