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NGC 3190 group - Arp 316 - Hickson 44 
Leo
Penryn, California
March 2007
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB 15 minute subs

The Hickson 44 group of galaxies a compact group of galaxies at approximately 60-90 million light years. NGC 3190 dominates the image and is a tightly wound spiral with a prominent dust band.   NGC 3193 is the elliptical galaxy at upper left.  NGC 3187 is the distorted spiral at upper left.  NGC 3185 is the barred/ringed galaxy at lower right.  

The faint galaxy at lower left is not identified in any of the available references.