Title:[1161] Interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus
Caption:Interacting galaxies NGC 7752/7753. This image was made by combining three CCD frames, taken at the Kitt Peak 0.9-m telescope in 1988. By using different filters in front of the monochrome detector, corresponding approximately to the primary colors red, green and blue, it is possible to recreate a true-color picture. Each image was processed to correct for detector sensitivity variations and to remove incorrect regions caused by manufacturing defects and by the arrival of cosmic rays at the telescope. This pair (Arp 86, VV 5, K 591) is classified as "M51-type," although the arm leading to the companion has sometimes been described as doubled. The larger of the two galaxies, NGC 7753, has a marked central bar, while the smaller galaxy has an irregular clumpy appearance. This double galaxy system is more than 150 million light years distant, and the galaxies are about 30,000 years apart (but still clearly interacting). It can be found in the constellation of Pegasus.
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Credit:National Optical Astronomy Observatories