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Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Interacting Group of Galaxies Known as Stephan's Quintet
Original Caption Released with Image:
Ultraviolet image of the interacting group of galaxies known as Stephan's Quintet (NGC 7317, NGC 7318A, NGC 7318B, NGC 7319, NGC 7320, lower left). Of the five galaxies in this tightly packed group, NGC 7320 (the large spiral in the group) is probably a foreground galaxy and not associated with the other four. The spiral galaxy in the upper right is NGC 7331.

For related images, see also PIA04201, PIA04925, and PIA06322.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
Produced By:
California Institute of Technology
Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter
Target Name:
Stephan's Quintet,NGC 7331
Instrument:
GALEX Telescope
Product Size:
1692 samples x 1020 lines
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
facet_what:
GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
NGC 7331
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Stennis Space Center (SSC)
Image #:
PIA07905
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07905
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Interacting Group of Galaxies Known as Stephan's Quintet