Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1097
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NGC1097 - A Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax - LRGB, TWFowler
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NGC1097 - A Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax - LRGB

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NGC1097 - A Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax - LRGB

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NGC1097 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation Fornax.  It has been heavily distorted by interacting galaxy NGC1097A, visible below and to the right in this image. NGC1097 is about 45 million lightyears distant.

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NGC1097 - A Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax - LRGB, TWFowler