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NGC-7331, companion galaxies & Stephen's Quintet

NGC-7331, companion galaxies & Stephen's Quintet

NGC-7331, an intermediate type Sc spiral galaxy in Pegasus, surrounded by companion galaxies sometimes called the Deer Lick Group. NGC-7331 lies about 40 million light years from Earth. The companion galaxies, NGCs 7335, 7336, 7337 and 7340 lie at distances ranging from 294 to 365 million light years from Earth.
At the NW (upper LH corner) of this image lie the famous galaxy group known as Stephen's Quintet
Image taken on August 23, 2025. A 2 hour integration of 2 minute exposures through the 92mm aperture AT-92 Refractor using the ZWO 2600MC Pro camera operating at 0 degrees and binned 1 X 1. Acquired using NINA, processed in PixInsight, post-processed using PhotoShop 2025.

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