Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3185  ·  NGC 3187  ·  NGC 3189  ·  NGC 3190  ·  NGC 3193
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Hickson 44 (HCG 44), Sergey Trudolyubov
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Hickson 44 (HCG 44)

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Hickson 44 (HCG 44)

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Hickson Compact Group 44 (HCG 44), a beautiful group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. It contains four large members, the elliptical galaxy NGC 3193 and three spirals, NGC 3190, NGC 3187 and NGC 3185 at a mean distance of 59 million light years. Based on the measured recession velocities, NGC 3193, NGC 3190 and NGC 3185 appear to be connected, while NGC 3187 is probably an outlier.  NGC 3193, NGC 3190 and NGC 3187 were also designated as a group of galaxies Arp 316 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Halton Arp.

This LRGB image was created using the data collected over a few nights in February and March of 2022 with my mobile setup, the 10" f/4 Lacerta PhotoNewton and ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera riding on the Orion HDX-110 EQ-G mount.

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Hickson 44 (HCG 44), Sergey Trudolyubov