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Recent studies have shown that SDSS galaxies with clockwise patterns are photometrically different from galaxies with anti-clockwise patterns. The purpose of this study is to identify possible differences between the colour of galaxies with clockwise handedness and the colour of galaxies with anti-clockwise handedness. A dataset of 162,514 SDSS galaxies was separated into clockwise and counterclockwise galaxies, and the colours of spiral galaxies with clockwise handedness were compared to the colour of spiral galaxies with anti-clockwise handedness. The results show that the i-r colour in clockwise galaxies in SDSS is significantly higher compared to anti-clockwise SDSS galaxies. The colour difference is strongest between the right ascension of 30° and 60°, while the RA range of 180° to 210° shows a much smaller difference. Similarly, comparing other photometric measurements in clockwise and anti-clockwise galaxies exhibit statistically significant difference, showing the SDSS pipeline is sensitive to the handedness of the galaxy.
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The research was supported in part by National Science Foundation grant IIS-1546079. I would like to thank the reviewer, Anze Slosar, for the insightful comments and ideas that helped to improve the manuscript.
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Shamir, L. Colour asymmetry between galaxies with clockwise and counterclockwise handedness. Astrophys Space Sci 362, 33 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-017-3013-3
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