The Pegasus I Galaxy Cluster is a smaller group of galaxies with about 13 members in the constellation of Pegasus near the border to Pisces. The central, elliptical galaxies are NGC 7626 (left) and NGC 7619 (right), both shining at about 11.1 mag. Both galaxies have been discovered by Wilhelm Herschel 1785. The distance to NGC 7619 is about 180 million lightyears, while NGC 7626 is somewhat closer at 140 million lightyears. North is up in this image.
Date: 05/23/2015
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Image Data
Telescope: RCOS 14.5" f/8
Mount: ASA DDM85
Detector: Apogee U16M
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2
Exposures: LRGB 440:140:160:140 min (20min subs)
Observatory: ROSA, France
