NGC 7382 + NGC 7590 + NGC 7599
Image ID : N7599_01
Width1,600 pixels
Height1,200 pixels
300 dpi print width5.3 inches13.5 centimetres
300 dpi print height4.0 inches10.2 centimetres
Shown here are three members of a group of galaxies known as the Grus Quartet. The largest galaxy is NGC 7582, the second largest is NGC 7599, and the smallest is NGC 7590. The fourth member of the quartet, NGC 7552, is outside the field of view. There are numerous other, more distant galaxies in the field of view.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
NGC 7582
Galaxy
Grus
60,000,000
9.5
NGC 7590
Galaxy
Grus
NGC 7599
Galaxy
Grus
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Jim Riffle.
 
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