Stephan's Quintet
(five galaxies grouped in the sky)
Stephan's Quintet is an obvious group of five
galaxies grouped in the celestial sphere. Four of them are
near each other and considered a compact group,
HCG 92:
- NGC 7317
- NGC 7318A
- NGC 7318B
- NGC 7319.
The fifth, NGC 7320 has a distinct redshift indicating it is
in the foreground.
(galaxies)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan%27s_Quintet
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=stephan%27s+quintet
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-webb-sheds-light-galaxy-evolution-black-holes/
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DA5ADA2WDSK1JJPQ0PTG4A
| Coordinates: | Stephan's Quintet
J223557.5+335736 |
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Referenced by page:
Hickson Compact Groups (HCG)
Index