r/astronomy and r/astrophotography share the same NGC 3718 feature, emphasizing its unusual polar-ring structure and interaction with neighbor NGC 3729 as a visually striking example of galaxy dynamics.
NGC 3718, a Peculiar Galaxy
a peculiar “polar-ring” galaxy, meaning its stars and dust rotate around its poles.
Located 52 million lightyears away in the constellation Ursa Major, NGC 3718 is beautifully strange.
The gravitational influence of its little (also peculiar) neighbor NGC 3729
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