3750 x 3750 px | 31,8 x 31,8 cm | 12,5 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
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Galaxy Group HCG 87 Explanation Posing for this cosmic family photo are the galaxies of HCG Hickson Compact Group 87 about four hundred million light years distant toward the amphibious constellation Capricornus The large edge on spiral near picture center the fuzzy elliptical galaxy immediately to its right and the spiral near the top of the image are identified members of the group while the small spiral galaxy in the middle is likely a more distant background galaxy In any event a careful examination of the deep image reveals other galaxies which certainly lie far beyond HCG 87 While not exactly locked in a group hug the HCG 87 galaxies are interacting gravitationally influencing their fellow group members structure and evolution This new image is from an instrument undergoing commissioning on the Gemini Observatory s South Telescope at Cerro Pachon Chile It compares favorably with views of this photogenic galaxy group recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope
