Abstract
Ocular galaxies are systems undergoing an in-plane, near grazing, prograde encounter. In addition to the interaction causing the formation of two long, symmetrically opposite tidal tails, during a short period after perigalacticon a characteristic "eye"- shape develops, hence the name. This short lived feature develops under certain initial conditions, so ocular galaxies set strict constraints on numerical models leading to unique fits to the observations. A summary of our results on three interacting systems, IC 2163/NGC 2207, NGC 2535/36, and NGC 5394/95, and new HST observations of IC 2163/NGC 2207 is presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | In: Cosmic Evolution and Galaxy Formation: Structure, Interactions, and Feedback, ASP Conf Series 215 |
Publisher | Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
Pages | 197-200 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-58381-046-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |