› Forums › General Discussion › Help in identifying galaxy in image › Reply To: Help in identifying galaxy in image
13 December 2022 at 3:30 pm
#614591
Dr Paul Leyland
Participant
Hmm. I measure the position of the nucleus as 06:20:55 +78:10:46.
There is a g=21 star at that position named EDR3-1140862546405873664 and a 15th magnitude star nearby in a whole bunch of catalogues, but I can’t find any catalogued galaxies.
There is also an IR source in the AllWISE catalogue J062057.74+780931.9 but no details other than the magnitude in various bands.
What a curious state of affairs, because it is clearly a large and bright object.
Added in edit: perhaps it isn’t a galaxy. Could it be an especially bright bit of IFN?
- This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Dr Paul Leyland.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Dr Paul Leyland.