An interpretation of ring galaxies and the properties of intergalactic gas clouds

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Cosmic Gases, Galactic Structure, Intergalactic Media, Ring Galaxies, Spiral Galaxies, Astronomical Maps, Cloud Physics, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Gas Density, H Ii Regions, Peculiar Galaxies, Radial Velocity, Tables (Data)

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It is proposed that the pairs of peculiar spheroidal galaxies associated with ring-type objects or chaotic multinucleated objects result from encounters of normal spirals with intergalactic H I clouds. Observational constraints restrict the cloud parameters to a small range. A significant fraction of normal lenticular galaxies and of late-type Magellanic irregulars could have been produced by such galaxy-cloud encounters, as remnants of respectively the old stellar component and of the gas disk component. Some 'isolated extragalactic H II regions could result from cloud-cloud encounters. Specific models of individual peculiar galaxies based on this concept are presented.

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