ESO 198-13

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ESO 198-13
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Ring galaxy ESO 198-13.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 02h 29m 16.1s [1]
Declination −48° 29′ 29″ [1]
Redshift 0.018186/5452 km/s [1]
Distance 237,147,400 ly
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.64
Characteristics
Type (R')SA(r)ab [1]
Size~162,773 ly (estimated)
Apparent size  (V)1.7' x 1.2 [1]
Notable featuresMultiple-ringed Hoag-type galaxy
Other designations
PGC 9463 [1]

ESO 198-13 is a ring galaxy with multiple ring-like structures [2] located about 240 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Eridanus. [4]

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Physical characteristics

This galaxy has three ring structures. There is a small bright inner ring located close to the nucleus. This feature has been interpreted as a nuclear ring due to being similar to the nuclear rings in a barred spiral galaxy (e.g. NGC 1512, NGC 4314). Also this ring has a diameter of 15,527.12 light-years (4.76 kpc) which is larger than the average diameter of a nuclear ring (4,893 light-years/1.5 kpc). Surrounding the nuclear ring, a flocculent inner ring with a diameter of 54,801.6 light-years (16.8 kpc) can be found. It appears to be made of a very tightly wound spiral arm. It also could be a superposition of two rings offset from each other. Outside of the flocculent inner ring, there is a very large and faint outer ring with a diameter of 162,773.8 light-years (49.9 kpc). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for ESO 198-13. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. 1 2 Grouchy, R. D.; Buta, R. J; Salo, H.; Laurikainen, E. (3 May 2010). "Ring Star Formation Rates in Barred and Nonbarred Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 139 (6): 2465–2493. arXiv: 1004.5063 . Bibcode:2010AJ....139.2465G. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/6/2465. S2CID   119099302.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 9000 - 9499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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