Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  Fornax A  ·  Fornax B  ·  NGC 1316  ·  NGC 1317
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NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 (Fornax Cluster), galactic_surfer
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NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 (Fornax Cluster)

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NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 (Fornax Cluster), galactic_surfer
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NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 (Fornax Cluster)

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Although they appear to be interacting neighbors, the consensus is that NGC 1317 is not large enough to cause the distortions seen in NGC 1316. A beautiful pair, nonetheless.

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NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 (Fornax Cluster), galactic_surfer