NGC 7424 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Grus (Gru) · Contains: NGC 7424 · PGC 107115 · PGC 107116 · PGC 107117 · PGC 107123 · PGC 107125 · PGC 107126 · PGC 107220 · PGC 123489 · PGC 123491 · PGC 123493 · PGC 123495 · PGC 123497 · PGC 123512 · PGC 123518 · PGC 123519 · PGC 123525 · PGC 123531 · PGC 123533 · PGC 126600 · PGC 164341 · PGC 576355 · PGC 577213 · PGC 578091 · PGC 578958 · PGC 580173 · PGC 580892 · PGC 581651 · PGC 582097 · PGC 582343 · And 3 more.

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NGC 7424

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NGC 7424

This object is a barred face-on grand spiral galaxy located 45 million light years away in the constellation of Grus at a declination of -42 degrees. This galaxy spans 7.5 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 100,000 light years.

The galaxy has a strong central bar. Bright star clusters are seen on some of the winding arms. In addition to the 2 main “grand spiral” arms, this galaxy also has other short curvy arms which extend out from the core. This galaxy has been nicknamed the Crab Galaxy because of these arms.

This galaxy is a tough one for those of us in the northern hemisphere to image, because of its low declination combined with its low brightness.

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RA (center)	22h57m18s.643
RA (top/left)	22h59m56s.788
RA (top/right)	22h55m22s.315
RA (bottom/right)	22h54m39s.291
RA (bottom/left)	22h59m16s.453

Dec (center)	-41°04′20″.87
Dec (top/left)	-40°49′31″.80
Dec (top/right)	-40°39′17″.42
Dec (bottom/right)	-41°18′56″.29
Dec (bottom/left)	-41°29′17″.28

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