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Mayall's Object
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English
en
Arp 148
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Alternative forms
en Mayall Object Mayall object Mayall's object
Etymology
en Mayall object. From being an unusual looking object. en Nicholas Mayall = American astronomer who discovered it.
Proper noun
Mayall's Object
en galaxy en A colliding <<galaxy pair>> in the <<constellation:suf/Ursa Major>> with the peculiar shape like a ring with a tail, with each component being one of the two galaxies in collision.
Synonyms
en Arp 148 APG 148
Hypernyms
en galaxy galaxy pair,pair of galaxies colliding galaxy interacting galaxy peculiar galaxy
Hyponyms
en Arp 148 A APG 148 A Arp 148 B APG 148 B Mayall's Object A Mayall's Object B
Coordinate terms
en collisional ring galaxy ring galaxy
See also
en Minkowski's Object Hanny's Voorwerp