Astrophotography by Torsten Mueller


ARP 86

NGC 7752 / NGC 7753
I0 / SAB(rs)bc
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Object Information

Description NGC 7752 and NGC 7753 are a pair of galaxies approximately 272 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. NGC 7753 is the primary galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy with a small nucleus. NGC 7752 is the satellite galaxy of NGC 7753. It is a barred lenticular galaxy that is apparently attached to one of NGC 7753's spiral arms. They resemble the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A) and its satellite NGC 5195 (M51B).
Type I0 / SAB(rs)bc
Brightness 15.0 / 12.8 mag (vis)
Apparent Size 0.8' x 0.5' / 3.3' x 2.1'
Distance 272 MLy

Exposure Information

Date 2019-07-27
Location Goldbach Remote Telescope
Optics GSO 12" RC f/5.6 + AO
Camera ZWO ASI294MCPRO
Integration 10 x 180 sec. RGB/OSC
(0.5 h total)