Hi everyone been a while, I imaged this galaxy over September and October and noticed this slow moving object shown above NGC 7424. Looks a bit like a comet, I am sure some of the clever folk here might be able to work it out. sorry small crop size only.
Clear skies Ken.
Interesting Ken, it's certainly moved in relation to the stars. Could well be a comet. If it's one that hasn't been discovered yet, you can put your name on it!
Michael and Mike I am not sure what to make of it as the first image is blue filter and second over a week later in Lum. also imaged it 2 weeks earlier in red green in a slightly different spot but not far away. Must be very slow moving or far away.
Yes, there is always a question whether or not it may be just an image artifact. In this case, possibly caused by your LRGB filters. You could always report it to someone such as this: https://www.iau.org/public/themes/discoveries/ and see if they can verify what it is.
Thanks for the info on reporting, they make it clear about reporting false claims searching through all the data bases looks a bit arduous. It would be great if a amateur could still find a comet in this age of automatic sky surveys. There is a bright star in the field that could cause a reflection through the filters. I need the sky to clear to reimage the area, if it is still there after this much time it must be a artifact.
I think comet 19P Borrelly was in the constellation of Grus at the time you photographed this galaxy, so you may have just been lucky enough to have included it in your shot(s).
