UGC 4599
| UGC 4599 | |
|---|---|
A image of the UGC 4599 galaxy | |
| Observation data | |
| Right ascension | 08h 47m 41s.7 |
| Declination | +13d 25m 09s |
| Distance | 87 million ly |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J08474167+1325089, ADBS J084743+1325, Gaia DR2 608332849909889152, LEDA 24699, SDSS J084741.68+132508.8, UGC 4599 | |
UGC 4599 is a low luminosity elliptical-like ring galaxy that is known for being the nearest galaxy of its type to Earth at 26.9 mpc. It superficially resemble a Hoags Object in sky imaging surveys.[1][2] Because of this, it has often been called Hoag-like or a Hoag analog.[3]
The galaxy likely appeared to be the shape it is today due to a major interacting between two galaxies at least 5 billion years ago.[1]
Morphology
The center of the galaxy is nearly round and reddish. A luminous dominate blue ring surrounds the galaxy that is composed of a one-and-a-half turn spiral feature.[3] On side of the spiral has star formation active in the form of nine detected Hii regions.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Finkelman, Ido; Brosch, Noah (2011-06-01). "UGC 4599: a photometric study of the nearest Hoag-type ring galaxy". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 413 (4): 2621–2632. arXiv:1102.3184. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.413.2621F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18330.x. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ "Simbad - Object view". simbad.cds.unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ a b Fusco, Michael; Thilker, David A.; Wen, Fufang; Xia, Junjie; Storment, Stephen; Brosch, Noah; Longstaff, Francis; Kennefick, Julia D.; Rich, Robert Michael; Team, Halos and Environments of Nearby galaxies (HERON) (January 2017). "UGC 4599: Revealing the Extended Structure of a Hoag's Object Analog with HERON". American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #229. 229: 144.15. Bibcode:2017AAS...22914415F.