NGC 7317 - Stephan's Quintet

Introduction | Map | My Own Photos | My Own Observations | References

On this page I collect my observations of the galaxy NGC 7317 and Stephan's Quintet in the constellation Pegasus.

 

Introduction

The galaxy NGC 7317 in the constellation Pegasus is part of Stephan's Quintet, a group of small galaxies. In the eVscope it is very small and in the Vespera even more so. The group is located close to the galaxy NGC 7331.

Size: 0.8' x 0.8' (SkySafari)
Distance: 320 millions light years (SkySafari)
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Map

The spiral galaxy NGC 7317 in the constellation Pegasus is part of Stephan's Quintet and close to the galaxy NGC 7331 (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

Stephan's Quintet (right) is close to the galaxy NGC 7331 (left) (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

 

My Own Photos

eVscope

         

NGC 7317 - Aug 23, 2020

 

NGC 7317 - Aug 24, 2020

 

NGC 7317 - Oct 9, 2021, somewhat fuzzy

        

NGC 7317 - Aug 23, 2020, processed

 

NGC 7317 - Aug 24, 2020, processed

 

NGC 7317 - Oct 9, 2021, processed

eVscope 2

         

NGC 7317 - Dec 10, 2021

 

NGC 7317 - Dec 10, 2021, processed

 

Evaluation with astrometry.net

Vespera

NGC 7317 & NGC 7331, Aug 25, 2022 - original (90 frames = 900 seconds)

 

My Own Observations

Observations August 2020

Observations October to December 2021

Observations August 2022

 

References

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