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Originally Posted by alpal
Nice picture Terry,
you imaged a bound galaxy pair.
Well done.
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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGC_43526
LEDA/PGC 43526 (also NGC 4731A)
is a Hubble-type irregular galaxy in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic.
It is estimated to be 63 million light-years from the Milky Way
and about 35,000 light-years across.[2]
Together with NGC 4731, it forms the bound galaxy pair Holm 472.
cheers
Allan
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Cheers, That is a strange-looking object indeed. Being twisted in this part of the sky is the norm.