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Exploring a “Ring Galaxy” That Defies Expectations

Barred Spiral Galaxy MCG+07-07-072
MCG+07-07-072, a barred spiral galaxy in the Perseus Cluster, is highlighted for its ring-like spiral arms in this Hubble Space Telescope image. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingarian

In the Perseus Cluster lies the galaxy MCG+07-07-072, a barred spiral with an unusual near-circular structure. Its classification as an SBc(r) galaxy reveals the complexity of galactic forms.

The subject of this mesmerizing circular

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