Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  IC 4820  ·  IC 4823  ·  NGC 6744
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NGC6744 the Pavo Galaxy, Reggie
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NGC6744 the Pavo Galaxy

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NGC6744 the Pavo Galaxy

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NGC 6744 is the brightest galaxy in the constellation Pavo. It is found about 5 degrees south of NGC 6752. It is 9th magnitude, and approximately 15.5 arc minutes across. NGC 6744 also has at least one distorted companion galaxy, superficially similar to one of the Magellanic Clouds. The northernmost spiral arm of NGC 6744 is most likely being stretched due to tidal pull from the dwarf companion. The companion will ultimately merge with NGC 6744 in the distant future.A 16th magnitude supernova (SN 2005at) occurred in this galaxy in 2005. This is an LRGB image. Imaged from my backyard. iOptron CEM70, Sharpstar SCA260, ASI2600MM, Antlia LRGB filters. Bortle  7 Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor and processed in Pixinsight.

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NGC6744 the Pavo Galaxy, Reggie