NGC 1253 -Arp 279
Eridanus
Penryn, California
December 2005/October 2008
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM RGB 15 minute subs
ST-2000XM Lum 10 minute subs (2008)
NGC 1253 and NGC 1253A (the small galaxy
immediately below the bright star) are two inter-acting galaxies just starting
their merger. NGC 1253 is classified SBc and is at about 187 Mly.
