Counter-Rotation in Disk Galaxies
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🌌 astro-ph.GA
astro-ph.CO
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counter-rotatinggalaxiescomponentsanalysisconstraintscounter-rotationdirectionsdisk
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Counter-rotating galaxies host two components rotating in opposite directions with respect to each other. The kinematic and morphological properties of lenticulars and spirals hosting counter-rotating components are reviewed. Statistics of the counter-rotating galaxies and analysis of their stellar populations provide constraints on the formation scenarios which include both environmental and internal processes.
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