HOAG’S OBJECT BY THE NUMBERS 1
1950
The year it was discovered
by Arthur Hoag
8 billion
Number of stars contained in
the galaxy
600
MILLION
Number of light years away
from Earth
120,000
Overall light-year distance of
the entire galaxy
70,000
Light years between the ring
and the central part
Another ring galaxy visible
within the gap
16.2
Apparent magnitude
3 billion
Years in the past that a collision between two galaxies may have happened
0.1
Percentage of all known galaxies being ring galaxies
24,000
Light-year distance of the
inner core