DES J024008.08-551047.5: A new member of the polar ring galaxy family

Title

DES J024008.08-551047.5: A new member of the polar ring galaxy family

Creator

Akhil K.R.; Kartha S.S.; Mathew B.; Ujjwal K.; Ezhikode S.H.; Robin T.

Description

Aims. This study presents the discovery of a new polar ring galaxy (PRG) candidate and highlights its unique features and characteristics. We provide evidence from photometric analysis that supports the inclusion of galaxy DES J024008.08-551047.5 (DJ0240) in the PRG catalogue. Methods. During the visual observations of optical imaging data obtained from the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey, a serendipitous discovery was made of a ringed galaxy, DJ0240. We conducted a one-dimensional isophotal analysis to determine the position angle of the ring component and its relative orientation to the host galaxy. A two-dimensional GALFIT analysis was performed to confirm the orthogonal nature of the ring galaxy and identify distinct components within the host galaxy. We compared the photometric properties of the host and ring components of DJ0240 with PRGs and other ring-type galaxies (RTGs), finding that DJ0240 shares similar properties with both of these galaxy types. Results. We have discovered the galaxy DJ0240, a PRG candidate with a ring component positioned almost perpendicular to the host galaxy. The position angles of the ring and host components are ?80 and ?10, respectively, indicating that they are nearly orthogonal to each other. The extension of the ring component is three times greater than that of the host galaxy and shows a distinct colour separation, being bluer than the host. The estimated g-r colour values of the host and ring components are 0.86 0.02 and 0.59 0.10 mag, respectively. The colour value of the ring component is similar to those of typical spiral galaxies. The host galaxy's colour and the presence of a bulge and disc components indicate that the host galaxy may be lenticular. Our findings reveal a subtle yet noticeable colour difference between the host and ring components of PRGs and RTGs. We observe that both the host and ring components of DJ0240 align more closely with PRGs than with RTGs. Furthermore, we compared the Sersic index values of the ring component (nring) of galaxy DJ0240 with a selected sample of PRGs and Hoag-type galaxies. The results show that DJ0240 has a remarkably low nring value of 0.13, supporting the galaxy's classification as a PRG. Hence, we suggest that the ring galaxy DJ0240 is a highly promising candidate for inclusion in the family of PRGs. 2024 The Authors.

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol-681

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

EDP Sciences

Subject

Galaxies: individual: DES J024008.08-551047.5; Galaxies: peculiar; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: structure

Coverage

Akhil K.R., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Kartha S.S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Mathew B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Ujjwal K., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Ezhikode S.H., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Robin T., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India

Rights

All Open Access; Green Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 46361; CODEN: AAEJA

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347357

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