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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, The Antennae Galaxies |
| Type | Interacting Galaxies |
| Position | 12 01.9, -18 53 |
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Camera and Telescope | STL6303E and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB 190:50:50:60. Luminance unbinned, Colours binned 2x2 with Astrodon series 2 filters |
| Description | This
is a much studied interacting
pair of galaxies that at
magnitude 10.5 is easily
seen in relatively small
telescopes. They are
called the Antennae galaxies
because the tidal tail thrown
out by the collision resembles
the antennae of an insect.
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