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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
1097
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| Type | Galaxy |
| Position | 02 46.3, -30 17 |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Camera and Telescope | STL11000M with 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien and STXL6303 with 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | Total exposure about 18 hours. Both images were LRGB with Astrodon and Chroma filters |
| Description | NGC
1097 is a bright barred spiral
galaxy that shows quite a lot of
detail in the bar. It is
quite large at 8' x 5'and the
visual magnitude of 9.3 makes it
an easy target for small
telescopes. The
interacting small elliptical
companion is designated
NGC1097A. NGC 1097 is also
a Seyfert galaxy with a very
active nucleus and in this enhanced
version there are four
visible optical jets converging
on the nucleus.
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