Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Volans (Vol)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2434  ·  NGC 2442
The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans, Leslie Rose
The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans
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The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans

The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans, Leslie Rose
The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans
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The Meathook Galaxy (and friends) in Volans

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NGC 2442 and NGC 2443 are two parts of a single intermediate spiral galaxy, commonly known as the Meathook Galaxy. It is about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Volans, and was discovered by Sir John Herschel on December 23, 1834. Associated with this galaxy is HIPASS J0731-69, a cloud of gas devoid of any stars. It is likely that the cloud was torn loose from NGC 2442 by a companion. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2442_and_NGC_2443)

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