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Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager
Explanation:
This wide,
sharp
telescopic view reveals
galaxies
scattered beyond the stars at the northern boundary of the
high-flying constellation
Pegasus.
Prominent at the upper right is
NGC 7331.
A mere 50 million light-years away, the large spiral is one
of the brighter galaxies not included in
Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog.
The disturbed looking group of galaxies
at the lower left is
well-known as Stephan's Quintet.
About 300 million light-years distant, the quintet
dramatically illustrates a multiple galaxy collision, its
powerful, ongoing
interactions posed for a brief cosmic snapshot.
On the sky, the
quintet and
NGC 7331 are separated by about half a degree.
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Of the Day
Publications with keywords: interacting galaxies - spiral galaxy
Publications with words: interacting galaxies - spiral galaxy
See also:
- APOD: 2026 February 4 Á Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field
- Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb
- APOD: 2026 January 14 Á M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
- IC 342: Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis
- NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe
- APOD: 2025 November 5 Á Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
- Galaxies in the River