Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 467  ·  NGC 470  ·  NGC 474  ·  PGC 1245910  ·  PGC 1246254  ·  PGC 1249151  ·  PGC 1249238  ·  PGC 1251244  ·  PGC 1252050  ·  PGC 1252431  ·  PGC 4755  ·  PGC 4765
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Arp 227 NGC 474, Peter Goodhew
Powered byPixInsight

Arp 227 NGC 474

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Arp 227 NGC 474, Peter Goodhew
Powered byPixInsight

Arp 227 NGC 474

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

An unusual group of galaxies i(ARP 227) in the constellation of Pisces. Outer shells may have been created from gravitational interaction between galaxies. The largest galaxy is NGC 474. It is 100 million light years away, and about 250,000 light years across. The outer shells are extremely faint and have necessitated 1800s luminance exposures.

Comments

Revisions

    Arp 227 NGC 474, Peter Goodhew
    Original
  • Final
    Arp 227 NGC 474, Peter Goodhew
    B

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

Arp 227 NGC 474, Peter Goodhew