"Mayall's Object" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Mayall Object [alternative], Mayall object [alternative], Mayall's object [alternative]
Etymology: Mayall + object. From being an unusual looking object. Named after American astronomer Nicholas Mayall who discovered it. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Mayall|object}} Mayall + object, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|astronomer||||}} astronomer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Nicholas Mayall}} Nicholas Mayall, {{named-after|en|Nicholas Mayall|nat=American|occ=astronomer|wplink==}} Named after American astronomer Nicholas Mayall Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Mayall's Object}} Mayall's Object
  1. (astronomy) A colliding galaxy pair in the Ursa Major constellation with the peculiar shape like a ring with a tail, with each component being one of the two galaxies in collision. Synonyms: APG 148, Arp 148 Hypernyms: colliding galaxy, galaxy, galaxy pair, pair of galaxies, interacting galaxy, peculiar galaxy Hyponyms: APG 148 A, APG 148 B, Arp 148 A, Arp 148 B, Mayall's Object A, Mayall's Object B Related terms: Hanny's Voorwerp, Minkowski's Object Coordinate_terms: collisional ring galaxy, ring galaxy
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