Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1269  ·  NGC 1291
NGC 1291, an unusual transitional galaxy, Jan Scheers
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NGC 1291, an unusual transitional galaxy

NGC 1291, an unusual transitional galaxy, Jan Scheers
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NGC 1291, an unusual transitional galaxy

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NGC 1291, also known as NGC 1269, is a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar and outer ring structure located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

This image is acquired with the ASA RC-1000AZ telescope and FLI PL16803 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Total integration time 700 minutes.
L 18 subs of 600s
R 16 subs of 600s
G 18 subs of 600s
B 18 subs of 600s

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NGC 1291, an unusual transitional galaxy, Jan Scheers