NGC 3109 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Hydra (Hya) · Contains: NGC 3109 · PGC 182084 · PGC 182096 · PGC 2826125 · PGC 28842 · PGC 28921 · PGC 29128 · PGC 29176 · PGC 29410 · PGC 765416 · PGC 765665 · PGC 765718 · PGC 765765 · PGC 765903 · PGC 765986 · PGC 766115 · PGC 766338 · PGC 766787 · PGC 766832 · PGC 767547 · PGC 767696 · PGC 767758 · PGC 768467 · PGC 769272 · PGC 769786 · PGC 770132 · PGC 770442 · PGC 771245 · PGC 771545 · PGC 771633 · And 21 more.

NGC 3109

This object is a rarely imaged nearby edge-on galaxy located only 4 million light years away in the constellation of Hydra at a declination of -26 degrees. The galaxy spans almost 20 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to an actual diameter of about 25,000 light years.

It has been debated whether this galaxy is an irregular galaxy or a small spiral galaxy, although it seems to be irregular to me based on its visually loose structure and small size.

The intense blue cast to most of the disk suggests recent star formation. Looking carefully, you will see that the disk is slightly warped, indicating some possible interaction with a nearby object. This object has been speculated to be the Antlia dwarf galaxy (PGC 29194), which is about 1.5 degrees to the south and out of this FOV.

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RA (center)	10h03m05s.626
RA (top/left)	10h07m00s.781
RA (top/right)	09h58m55s.907
RA (bottom/right)	09h59m07s.962
RA (bottom/left)	10h07m17s.815

Dec (center)	-26°09′34″.88
Dec (top/left)	-25°30′54″.79
Dec (top/right)	-25°35′50″.71
Dec (bottom/right)	-26°47′50″.75
Dec (bottom/left)	-26°42′52″.40

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