US EditionThe Helix Galaxy: NGC 2685 in Ursa Major
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The Helix Galaxy: NGC 2685 in Ursa Major
The Helix Galaxy: NGC 2685 in Ursa MajorWhat is going on with this galaxy? NGC 2685 is a confirmed polar ring galaxy—a rare type of galaxy with stars, gas and dust orbiting in rings perpendicular to the plane of a flat galactic disk. The bizarre configuration could be caused by the chance capture of material from another galaxy by a disk galaxy with the captured debris strung out in a rotating ring. Still, observed properties of NGC 2685 suggest…
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