Observation by Alan Thomas: Karachentsev 570: Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Nov 26 - 23:04

Uploaded

2022 Dec 31 - 15:12

Objects

NGC7332
NGC7339

Equipment

42cm CDK17 corrected Dall-Kirkham f/6.8
FLI ProLine KAF-09000 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

3mins.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

Karachentsev 570: Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

Title

Karachentsev 570: Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

About this image

These two galaxies in Pegasus were discovered by William Herschel in September 1784. They are separated by about 5 arc minutes.

NGC7339 (left) is a spiral galaxy. Distance c.69million ly. Diameter c.40,000ly. Apparent mag. c.12.

NGC7332 (right) is an edge-on lenticular galaxy. Distance c.67million ly. Diameter c.60,000ly. Apparent mag. c.11.

The image was obtained remotely using the COAST in Tenerife. NGC7332 appears as a bright well-defined nucleus set in the middle of a fainter spindle, fading away to diffuse extremities. NGC7339 appears as a faint cigar shape, with some ill-defined patches of brightness towards its centre.

Files associated with this observation

v3image-jpeg-i NGC7332.jpg (457.8 kB)

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