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Stephan's Quintet

(five galaxies grouped in the sky)

Stephan's Quintet is an obvious group of five galaxies grouped in the celestial sphere. Four of them are near each other and considered a compact group, HCG 92:

The fifth, NGC 7320 has a distinct redshift indicating it is in the foreground.

(galaxies)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan%27s_Quintet
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=stephan%27s+quintet
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-webb-sheds-light-galaxy-evolution-black-holes/
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/034/01G7DA5ADA2WDSK1JJPQ0PTG4A
Coordinates:Stephan's Quintet
J223557.5+335736

Referenced by page:
Hickson Compact Groups (HCG)
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