ring galaxy
Americannoun
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The Cartwheel Galaxy: A strikingly beautiful and rare “ring” galaxy about 500 million light-years away.
From Washington Post
The Cartwheel, located about 500 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky, is a rather rare type of galaxy that astronomers call a ring galaxy.
From Scientific American
They theorized that it could be a supernova remnant, galactic planetary nebula or a face-on star-forming galaxy or ring galaxy.
From Fox News
The astronomers noted R5519 is comprised of a ring of stars, known as a “collisional ring galaxy.”
From Fox News
Then shall thy harp be from the willow torn, And in yon glitt'ring galaxy be borne!
From Project Gutenberg
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