Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)
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Hickson 11, Gary Imm
Hickson 11, Gary Imm

Hickson 11

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Hickson 11, Gary Imm
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Hickson 11

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Description

This Astrobin Debut Object is a collection of 4 galaxies located in the constellation of Cetus at a declination of -11 degrees.  Although this collection is designated as Hickson 11, it is not a true group as they are all at different distances from us.

The largest galaxy, LEDA 5362, is located 260 million light years away.  It spans 1.6 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a Milky Way sized diameter of 120,000 light years.  The core is slightly off center in this barred grand design spiral galaxy.  The disk shows some signs of disturbance.  It is possible that the bright yellow region to the lower left is a dwarf companion.

The other 3 galaxies here are much further away, the furthest being Hickson 11b at 0.6 billion light years away.  These 3 galaxies are all smaller in actual size.

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