Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Columba (Col)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1792
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NGC 1792, Gary Imm
NGC 1792, Gary Imm

NGC 1792

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NGC 1792, Gary Imm
NGC 1792, Gary Imm

NGC 1792

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This object is a starburst spiral galaxy located 35 million light years away in the constellation of Columba at a declination of -38 degrees.  It is a magnitude 10 galaxy which spans 4 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a diameter of only 40,000 light years.

This is a tough one for me to capture because of the low declination and the dusty nature of the disk.  Given how hidden the arms appear, it is surprising to me how colorful the disk is, with a yellow core, a blue star-forming patch at the top and pink HII emissions scattered throughout the disk.  The colors of the Hubble image and my image match surprisingly well. 

Note the arm which extends to the upper right, which looks kinked and distorted.  This object is less than 1 degree southwest of the more popular galaxy NGC 1808.

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