Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DES J024008.08-551047.5: A new member of the polar ring galaxy family Subject The topic of the resource Galaxies: individual: DES J024008.08-551047.5; Galaxies: peculiar; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: structure Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Akhil K.R.; Kartha S.S.; Mathew B.; Ujjwal K.; Ezhikode S.H.; Robin T. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol-681 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available EDP Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347357" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347357</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182027599&amp;doi=10.1051%2F0004-6361%2F202347357&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=004acee62680b59ea6f2a965479e376e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182027599&amp;doi=10.1051%2f0004-6361%2f202347357&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=004acee62680b59ea6f2a965479e376e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Green Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 46361; CODEN: AAEJA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 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