Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7332  ·  NGC 7339
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NGC 7332 & NGC 7339, Gary Imm
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NGC 7332 & NGC 7339

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NGC 7332 & NGC 7339, Gary Imm
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NGC 7332 & NGC 7339

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This object is a pair of edge-on spiral galaxies, both 70,000 light years in diameter, located in the constellation of Pegasus at a declination of +24 degrees. These 2 galaxies are fairly close together but likely not within gravitational disturbance distance of each other.

Although these galaxies are the same actual size, they are so different in structure. NGC 7332, the bright edge-on galaxy on the right, is located 70 million light years away. It has a classic peanut-shaped core and appears mostly white with no visible dust lanes.

NGC 7339, on the left, is located slightly further away at 80 million light years. This galaxy has a fascinating structure. A bright white circular ring surrounds the core. It appears to have a dust lane at its edge-on centerline. But this ring/dust inner structure is obscured by the outer disk, which is much fainter and contains swirling dust lanes that do not line up. I wish that we were closer to this pair for a better look.

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