Is this called a polar ring?

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http://legacysurvey.org/viewer?ra=345.1104&dec=-4.9694&layer=dr8&zoom=15

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I think it is perhaps an edge-on lenticular galaxy? A polar ring is oriented orthogonal (or close to it) to the main disk of a galaxy, if I understand the definition correctly.

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Yes, that’s what a polar ring galaxy is usually defined as. This is an unusual galaxy, perhaps a lenticular (as mentioned).

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