ARP 245 with NGC 2992/NGC 2993 in LRGB - collaboration (gmadkat)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Hydra (Hya) · Contains: NGC 2992 · NGC 2993

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ARP 245 with NGC 2992/NGC 2993 in LRGB - collaboration

Image of the day 04/27/2024

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ARP 245 with NGC 2992/NGC 2993 in LRGB - collaboration

NGC 2992 is an active nucleus spiral galaxy situated approximately 130 million light years away in the constellation of Hydra. It is interacting with the early spiral galaxy NGC 2993. A star bridge between the two galaxies is visible in the image. NGC 2992 shows signs of elongation while NGC 2993 is brighter and may not have a nucleus.The pair are listed as ARP 245 in the Peculiar Galaxy Catalog.

Fun one to process, the background was amazing and I tried to retain the small galaxies! The bridge between the two and the outer halo was subtle and needed to be brought out, as was the color.

Imaged in LRGB on the Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image acquisition and preprocessing: Mike Selby

Processed by me in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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RA (center)	09h45m50s.110
RA (top/left)	09h46m20s.724
RA (top/right)	09h46m20s.622
RA (bottom/right)	09h45m19s.300
RA (bottom/left)	09h45m19s.347

Dec (center)	-14°20′40″.44
Dec (top/left)	-14°28′15″.47
Dec (top/right)	-14°13′03″.80
Dec (bottom/right)	-14°13′04″.83
Dec (bottom/left)	-14°28′16″.78

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