Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  LAMOSTJ232202.19+405659.8  ·  MQ J232210.17+404922.1  ·  NGC 7640  ·  PGC 3088080  ·  WISEA J232209.43+410141.5  ·  WISEA J232229.28+410324.7
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NGC  7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy), Alex Woronow
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NGC 7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy)

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NGC  7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy), Alex Woronow
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NGC 7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy)

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=MsoNormalNGC  7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy)                   =MsoNormal[b] [/b]=MsoNormalOTA:……………….CDK17=MsoNormalCamera:………….FLI Proline 16803, 9micron pixels 0.64 arcsec/plx=MsoNormalObservatory:…. Rodeo, NM (operated by Bernard Miller)=MsoNormal                                                                                          =MsoNormalEXPOSURES:                =MsoNormal…R…….12 x 900 sec.                                        =MsoNormal…B…....12 x 900                 =MsoNormal…G…….16 x 900 =MsoNormal…L……..22 x 1200               =MsoNormalTotal exposure 17.3 hours=MsoNormal =MsoNormalImage Width:     ~31 arc-minutes=MsoNormalProcessed by Alex Woronow (2020) using PixInsight, Topaz, SWT=MsoNormal =MsoNormalA small barred-spiral galaxy (10 arcmin in length) in the constellation of Andromeda is seen close to edge-on. As seen in this image, it has active star-burst regions and is slightly bowed in shape, probably due to encounters with other galaxies. Other than that, scant information, not much has been written about this second fiddle to the M31, the “Andromeda Galaxy.”=MsoNormal

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NGC  7640 (A nearly edge-on barred-spiral galaxy), Alex Woronow