Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  HD13244  ·  NGC 829  ·  NGC 830
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NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group, Gary Imm
NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group, Gary Imm

NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group

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NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group, Gary Imm
NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group, Gary Imm

NGC 829 and NGC 830 Galaxy Group

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This group of Astrobin Debut Objects is located in the constellation of Cetus at a declination of -8 degrees.

NGC 829 is the most interesting galaxy of the group.  It is a magnitude 14 galaxy located 175 million light years away.  It spans 1 arc-minute in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of only 50,000 light years.  I like the deformed disk, including several apparently looping star streams.

NGC 830 is a lenticular galaxy located at the same distance away.  It is a bit bigger, at 80,000 light years in diameter.

The other galaxies in the image are a bit further away.  Although disturbance is seen in several of the galaxies, I don’t have any information which suggests that they are interacting with each other.

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