Catalogue and alternative designations NGC 625

 

Type Galaxy 
Position  01 35.1, -41 26
Constellation Phoenix
Camera and Telescope STL11000M and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien (RCOS carbon tube model)
Focal Ratio F9
Exposure Details LRGB 315:75:75:75 All 1x1.  
Description This magnitude 11.7 galaxy, 5.8 x 1.9' in size, is part of the Sculptor group which includes such showpiece galaxies as NGC 253 and NGC 55 but isn't often imaged.  There is clearly a lot of star formation going as shown by the bluish areas in the centre. The small galaxy to the upper right is ESO 297-10