Eridanus Hicksons - 24,26,27

[Mike JW]

A brief window of clear non Christmas Eve enabled me to try for some more Eridanus Hicksons.  Mike

C11 @ f6.3 and generally 20 x 10 sec subs, tidied up a bit in photoshop and cropped.

Hickson 24 - A fairly tight group of faint galaxies

HCG 24a 24b 24c 24d 24e

"Name" PGC 12477 PGC 12501 PGC 12472 PGC 12489 PGC 12492

Type SO Sba SBO SOa EO

Mag. 15.2 14.9 16.6 17.5 17.6

 

Hickson 26 - a very compact group of 6 galaxies

 

HCG 26a 26b 26c 26d 26e 26f 26g

"Name" PGC 12610 PGC 12613 PGC 12604 PGC 12614 PGC 12605 PGC 12615 PGC 12611

Type Scd EO SO cI Im cI SO

Mag. 16.0 15.6 17.1 15.8 17.0 18.7 17.4

 

 

 

Hickson 27

 

A lovely chain of faint galaxies.

 

 

HCG 27a 27b 27c 27d 27e 27f

"Name" PGC 14873 PGC 14863 PGC 14870 PGC 14861 PGC 14866 PGC 14862

Type Sb Sbc Sa SOa SO SO

Mag. 16.1 15.7 16.8 17.3 18.0 18.1

 

 

 

Edited December 25, 2019 by Mike JW

[elpajare]

Mike, nice chains of faint and distant galaxies. I love these little galaxies

Outstanding shots, congratulations