Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Grus (Gru)  ·  Contains:  HD219319  ·  HD219369  ·  HD219380  ·  HD219494  ·  HD219531  ·  HD219609  ·  HD219630  ·  HD219796  ·  HD219899  ·  HD219950  ·  HD219959  ·  HD220156  ·  HD220204  ·  HD220233  ·  HD220261  ·  IC 5294  ·  IC 5308  ·  IC 5313  ·  NGC 7552  ·  NGC 7582  ·  NGC 7590  ·  NGC 7599  ·  NGC 7632
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The Grus Quartet, Pranay Kanwar
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The Grus Quartet

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The Grus Quartet

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A spiral galaxies group in Grus containing  NGC 7599, NGC 7590, NGC 7582, and NGC 7552.  Grus group has eight confirmed members.  A sizeable tidal extension of HI (neutral hydrogen) reaches from NGC 7582 to NGC 7552, which is indicative of interactions between the group members. NGC 7522 is on the top, below is NGC 7852, and appearing smaller and closer together are NGC 7590 and NGC 7599.

iTelescope Premium image dataset 2h 52m (240x43) from T69 a Celestron RASA 11" with QHY168C Cooled Color CMOS on Paramount ME mount. Located in Siding Spring Observatory Australia. Part of iTelescope.net network. Taken on 12 July 2023.

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The Grus Quartet, Pranay Kanwar