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Jimi Lowrey
January 19th, 2015, 01:12 AM
UGC 4599

Cancer

RA
08 47 41
DEC
+13 25 09

Type
S0 Hoag-Type (R)

MAG 13.6 P

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UGC 4599 is a rare and unusual Hoag-Type ring galaxy. Like Hoags Object how it formed is unknown at this time. What makes it unusual is it has a elliptical type core that is surrounded by a ring of star forming with H II knots.

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Its been a few years since I have viewed this unusual galaxy. My brief notes say that the ring was visible a small percent of the time as it popped in and out with the seeing. I have it on my list to revisit this Winter and look forward to hearing you're observations of this unusual ring. I hope you will try this galaxy and what ever you see of this galaxy remember this is a rare type of object with very few examples of this type of galaxy.

"GIVE IT A GO AND LET US KNOW"

Steve Gottlieb
January 19th, 2015, 04:23 PM
I haven't looked for this galaxy, so thanks for the tip!

A recent study of this galaxy is "UGC 4599: A Photometric Study of the Nearest Hoag-Type Ring Galaxy (http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.3184)"