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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Galaxy Group Hickson 44
Explanation:
Galaxies, like stars, frequently form groups. A group of galaxies [ http://www.seds.org…] is a system containing more than two galaxies but less than the tens or hundreds typically found in a cluster of galaxies [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. A most notable example is the Local Group of Galaxies [ http://www.ucolick.…], which houses over 30 galaxies [ http://seds.lpl.ari…] including our Milky Way [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Andromeda [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and the Magellanic Clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Pictured above is nearby compact group [ http://www.astro.ub…] Hickson 44. This group [ http://members.aol.…] is located about 60 million light-years [ http://www.wsanford…] away toward the constellation of Leo [ http://www.astro.wi…]. Also known as the NGC 3190 Group, Hickson 44 [ http://www.rc-astro…] contains several bright spiral [ http://www.seds.org…] galaxies and one bright elliptical [ http://www.seds.org…] galaxy on the upper left. The bright source on the upper right is a foreground star. Many galaxies in Hickson 44 [ http://www.skyhound…] and other compact groups [ http://en.wikipedia…] are either slowly merging or gravitationally pulling [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] each other apart.
Credit and Copyright:
MASIL Imaging Team [ http://www.masil-as…]
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Andromeda
facet_what:
Leo
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070319

Galaxy Group Hickson 44
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