NGC 4731 - A Virgo Galaxy

[nandopg]

NGC 4731 is deformed galaxy located approximately 65 million light-years away in Virgo. The shape is possibly related to interaction from the larger elliptical NGC 4967 around a degree away.
Apparent magnitude is 11.5. 
NGC4731 with a size of 6.6x4.2 arc minutes, has been stretched and ripped by a larger neighboring elliptical galaxy, NGC4697. 

It looks like there is not too much information about this galaxy.

IMAGE:
Luminance: 30x1200sec
Red: 20x1200sec
Green: 20x600sec
Blue: 20x1200sec

Telescope: APO 120mm f/7

Camera: SX694

Flats, Bias and Darks applied

Pre-processing and Processing: Pixinsight

Edited December 7, 2019 by nandopg

[vlaiv]

Very nice image indeed!

[kirkster501]

Very nice. Great commitment to one subject gathering that much data. Chapeau to you for that.

[ollypenrice]

Great to see you posting again, Nando. This is exquisite in its tiny details. Nice one.

Olly

[wimvb]

On 08/12/2019 at 20:02, kirkster501 said:

Very nice. Great commitment to one subject gathering that much data. Chapeau to you for that.

+1

This galaxy is usually the target of large reflectors, not refractors. Excellent result, and I admire the commitment. 

[nandopg]

Hi All,
Thanks a lot for the comments.

The phase of the life that I'm living these last 4 years has been very hard, with lots of health problems, so that is very good to get these great and inspiring words.

Regards to all my oversea friends.

Fernando

[MartinB]

Excellent Nando, a very challenging target very nicely processed