Arp 86 / NGC 7752 and 7753

Designation(s)Arp 86, NGC 7752, NGC 7753
Object Type(s)Galaxy
Relevant Catalog(s)All (Chron), Arp, NGC
Arp CategorySpiral galaxies with large high surface brightness companions on arms
Obs. Lat/Long42° 17', 073° 57'
ConstellationPegasus
Date and Time Observed2024-09-02 20:28:00
InstrumentEdgeHD 8" f10-2,032mm FL
CameraASI294MC-Pro
Image DetailsUp is 271.2 degrees E of N. Total integration time was 40m 30s. Exposures 30s@305g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Darks subtracted, no flats. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding.
DescriptionNGC 7753 is a barred spiral galaxy connected via a large arm/dust lane to a much smaller spiral galaxy classified jointly as Arp 86 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. M51, which is a famous and much larger/brighter pair of galaxies, is classified as Arp 85 in the same category. It appears that 7753's arm was distended by the gravitational pull of 7752 as it passed by from the upper left to lower right.
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