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A ring galaxy is a ring-shaped galaxy, with much or most of its brightness within a relatively-narrow ring some distance from the center. The ring's typical bluish color indicates bright, necessarily-young stars, suggesting a young age for the galaxy. There is still discussion about their formation: they might result from galaxy interaction (galaxy merger or tidal interaction between passing galaxies) or from gas collisions in a manner to trigger star formation in the a ring shape.