... Our Sun is part of a huge wheel-shaped collection of stars. ... Astronomers have long suspected it was a very massive black hole, and that every galaxy had such a central mass, created early in the history of the universe. ... However, unless that object happens to be headed directly at the black hole (a relatively small target) it will just swing around and fly away again, like a comet making a pass at the Sun. The velocity acquired in falling towards the black hole also helps it escape. ...

... Sternberg Astronomical Institute , Moscow University . ... Present edition unites two parts of Catalogue of interacting galaxies by B.A.Vorontsov-Velyaminov: the first part (Part 1) containing 355 systems was published in 1959 [1] and the second one (Part 2) with 497 objects - in 1976 [2].Thus two published parts of Catalogue include 852 interacting systems. ... All new of them (1162 by number) were taken from the comments to the galaxies in Morphological catalogue by Vorontsov-Velyaminov et al.[ ...

... Are HVCs a common feature of star forming galaxies? ... Consider the typical properties of the smallest HVCs (compact HVCs) found in HIPASS: . Distance . HI Mass . ... At 5 kpc . meager objects ~116 solar masses . ... 1.15 x 10 4 solar masses . ... Putman et al. (2003) found none to 10 7 solar masses. 2% of Sculptor to 3 x 10 6 solar masses by de Blok et al. (2001) found none. ... High velocity gas around other galaxies can be identified from maps and dynamics: . ... 2003) . ...

... Courtesy of NASA/ESA Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Right ascension Declination Redshift Distance Type Serpens Caput 15h 17m 14.4s[] +21° 35 08[] 12,740±50 km/s[][1] 600±30 Mly (183±8 Mpc)[1] SA0(r) [citation needed ] [a] Apparent dimensions (V) 0.28 в 0.28[] Apparent magnitude (V) 16.0[] Notable features Ring galaxy Other designations PGC 54559,[] PRC D-51[] See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies Hoag's Object is a non-typical galaxy of the type known as a ring galaxy. ...

... F*NW 1 GAL DIA,UB,STILL NO NUC SUSP DIF,VF,MS,ELONG,NO NUC SUSP Sep 27 1981 12.5 16mm Sep 27 1981 12.5 24mm NGC 7172 17mmT4 Galaxy Sa pec sp PB,VL,OVAL,LARGE FNUC,PATCHY, PAIRS = NGC 'S,R=G PB,PL,LE,GBM,1ST OF4 Sep 04 2005 31 NGC 7173 17mmT4 Galaxy E+ pec: CB,CS,R,SBM*,2ND OF4 Sep 04 2005 31 PB,PL.R,LARGE BNUC,GMBM,MOD HISB, PAIRS = NGC 'S,COMP=7174,R=G ...

Find Similar Abstracts . ... Large scale distribution of matter - Galaxies and their clustering properties . ... 17-21, 1986 (A87-52256 23-90). ... 00/1986 . ... The distribution of galaxies in space is characterized by the existence of large inhomogeneities - the Large Scale Structure of the universe (LSS). ... Use: Authors Title Abstract Text Text Query with Keywords Return: Query Results Query Form Database: Astronomy Instrumentation Physics and Geophysics ABSTRACT QUERY USER FEEDBACK HELP ...

... Our Milky Way galaxy is host to a number of companions. These companions are gravitationally bound to the Milky Way and are stellar systems in their own right. They include a population of about 150 globular clusters (GCs) and some 30 dwarf satellite galaxies (DSGs). ... These DSGs are more extended and diffuse compared to GCs. In fact the larger satellites of the Milky Way (and other galaxies, for that matter) host their own small systems of GCs. ...

. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997