AM 0644-741

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AM 0644-741

AM 0644-741, as taken by the HST. Courtesy of NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Volans
Right ascension 6h 43m 6.1s[1]
Declination -74° 13′ 35″[1]
Redshift 6604 ± 26 km/s[1]
Distance 300 Mly
Type (S0-) + Ring[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.7[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +13.96[1]
Other designations
Southern Ellipse[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

AM 0644-741 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy, and a ring galaxy which means it has a ring of nebulae around it. The ring was formed by a collision with another galaxy that triggered a gravitational disruption. The disruption caused dust in the galaxy to condense, and form stars, which forced it to then expand away from the galaxy, and create a ring. AM 0644-741 has a 150,000 light-year diameter, and is 300 million light-years from the Milky Way[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nasa/Ipac Extragalactic Database. Results for AM 0644-741. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
  2. ^ NASA Newsdesk
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