Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)

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Fourcade-Figueroa Galaxy PGC47847, tommy_nawratil
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Fourcade-Figueroa Galaxy PGC47847

Image of the day 02/12/2022

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Fourcade-Figueroa Galaxy PGC47847, tommy_nawratil
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Fourcade-Figueroa Galaxy PGC47847

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This somewhat mysterious mag11 galaxy is located only 3° from CenA and Omega Cen, but is quite unknown among photographers. It obvioulsy lacks any bulge or core, and belongs to the superthin and low surface brightness galaxies. Some speculate it may be interacting with or even being itself a disrupted piece of CenA.

I first detected it on a widefield of the region, where it shows up as a tiny smudge:
https://www.astrobin.com/286586/

This image is an LRGB with 10" f/4 and ASI1600MMC 63x3min subframes

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Fourcade-Figueroa Galaxy PGC47847, tommy_nawratil