Observation by Damian Peach: Interacting Galaxies in Volans

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Observer

Damian Peach

Observed

2015 Nov 07 - 00:00

Uploaded

2016 Feb 06 - 08:18

Objects

NGC2442

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Constellation

Volans

Field centre

RA: 07^h37^m
Dec: -69°31'
Position angle: -0°15'

Field size

0°28' × 0°23'

Equipment

FLI CCD

Location

Siding Spring, Australia

Target name

NGC 2442

Title

Interacting Galaxies in Volans

About this image

This image, taken over several nights, is of the NGC 2442/3 galaxy group in Volans - a southern skies constellation.

NGC 2442/3 is the distorted barred spiral at left (also more commonly known at the Meat hook galaxy). It actually has two NGC numbers despite being a single galaxy.

To the right is 13th magnitude spiral galaxy PGC 21457. Both galaxies are around 50 million ly away from us.

Damian captured this image using a remotely operated Planewave 27"CDK with FLI CCD camera. It is an LRGB of 120/10/10/10minutes.

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