NGC7264, NGC7265 and friends
About the Object
This is a very nice (apparent) ensemble of galaxies in the constellation of Lacerta. NGC 7264 is an edge-on Sb galaxy some 200 Mly away with a strong dust band while NGC 7265 is of Hubble Typ S0 with an active galactic nucleus at a distance of about 237 MLy. Neighboring NGC7265 is UGC12007, a ring-like galaxy. Some other background galaxies can be seen as well, and also NGC7263 at the upper end of the image.
Observation Notes
Data were taken on 2023 September 16, 17, 19, and 20
Technical Details
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