collisional ring galaxy en · NOUN
Meanings
- A type of galaxy that is annulus-shaped, as the result of having collided with another galaxy, that punched through the now collisional ring galaxy's former disc, producing the ring.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| collisional ring galaxies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
polar-ring galaxy · ring galaxy · Einstein ring · ringed galaxy · stellar stream
Deriveds
Hypernyms
disc galaxy · interacting galaxy · galaxy · ring galaxy · peculiar galaxy
Relateds
collisional ring system · collisional ring