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A new model of the Cartwheel galaxy is presented, based on the nearly central inclined collision of a rigid companion galaxy with a self-gravitating disc containing both stars and gas. We assume that the intruder is the most distant companion (G3 in J. Higdon's notation). Two rings and a transient network of gaseous spokes develop after the passage of the companion. The expansion velocity of the outer ring is in agreement with the one observed for the atomic gas. At the end of the simulation, the position and velocity of the companion agree with those of G3.
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Horellou, C., Combes, F. A Model for the Cartwheel Ring Galaxy. Astrophysics and Space Science 276, 1141–1149 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017524632342
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