Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD89086  ·  NGC 3185  ·  NGC 3187  ·  NGC 3189  ·  NGC 3190  ·  NGC 3193
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Leo Quartet (Hickson 44}

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Leo Quartet (Hickson 44}

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This group of galaxies is known as Hickson 44 (the 44th entry in Hickson’s catalogue of compact galaxy groups).  It lies in the constellation Leo, sitting on the lion’s shoulder.  It is at a distance of about 80-100 million light years.   The largest galaxy, near center, is NGC3190.  The S-shaped galaxy is NGC3187.   Near upper right is NGC3185, and elliptical galaxy NGC3193 lies towards the bottom of the galaxy group in this image.  These four galaxies are interacting gravitationally with each other, and becoming distorted in the process.  Many other galaxies appear as faint smudges.  To give a sense of scale, NGC3190 is about 75,000 light years across.

This image was taken in eastern Arizona under bortle 1_2 skies

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