Galaxy Encounters and the Holmberg Effect

Abstract

It is pointed out that interacting double galaxies are the most common form of peculiar galaxy found in recent compilations, indicating that interactions which substantially alter a galaxy's morphology are relatively common. Continuing effects of the encounters on the star formation rate may be revealing themselves in the Holmberg Effect, which is a strong color correlation and coupling of apparent Hubble types found among binary galaxies.

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