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    Object of the Week January 18th, 2015 UGC 4599 A Rare Hoag-Type galaxy

    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.

    UGC 4599.jpg

    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"
    Last edited by Jimi Lowrey; January 20th, 2015 at 01:36 AM.
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    Member Steve Gottlieb's Avatar
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    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"
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