Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Grus (Gru)  ·  Contains:  IC 5294  ·  IC 5308  ·  NGC 7552  ·  NGC 7582  ·  NGC 7590  ·  NGC 7599
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Grus Quartet, Frank Alvaro
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Grus Quartet

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Grus Quartet

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The Grus-Quartet consists of four large spiral galaxies which are relatively close to each other; in that they should be interacting. The high starburst activity of two of the members, NGC 7552 and NGC 7582, is also thought to be a result from the tidal interactions. The distance to the galaxies is estimated to be between 55 and 70 Mly.

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