Palomar Compact Galaxy Groups

[Mike JW]

Two more distant galaxy groups, this time from Leo Minor. I like to visit these groups as an antidote to the bright DSOs. The distances are mind  boggling.

This little group has little info, one of the group is 2.1 billion lyrs away, The labelled PGC galaxy is around the 5 billion mark.

One of this little group is at about 2.5 billion lyrs away (another in the group is only 750 million lyrs away) and I counted a further 10 fuzz spots that are greater than 2 billion lyrs away.

Mike

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by Mike JW

[Mike JW]

A PCG in Pisces. They always give me a thrill to find them and to know they lie a long way out. Certainly, it would be a nightmare to locate without GOTO; they are so easy to miss. Look for a small group of fuzz spots. Other faint galaxies can be seen in this shot - in the region of mag 18/19.

A close up shot.

Mike