Stellar CoRGI in MaNGA: Stellar Counterrotating Galaxies Identified in the MaNGA Survey
Damir Gasymov et al 2025 ApJS 281 19 Galaxies containing two stellar disk components rotating in opposite directions appear not to have a single cause; the gas that creates the counterrotating…
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