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• by Peter_Dzwig

  If you look at this as an inverted image then it looks like there is a "ring" around the core. Anyone any suggestions?

  Posted July 22, 2013 10:26 AM

• by mzevin1 scientist, moderator

  Certain barred spiral galaxies and galaxies with Active Galactic Nuclei have features called nuclear rings, which are ring-shaped star formation configurations around the AGN. Not sure if this is the case for this galaxy or not, any other thoughts?

  Posted July 23, 2013 4:40 AM

• by JeanTate

  No ring for me; maybe the MWV will help?

  There's a background cluster, maybe two; perhaps the orange elongated blob (bottom right) is a background galaxy, making this an #overlap?

  Posted July 23, 2013 7:16 AM