DEEP-SKY TOUR
Jan 20, 2022
3 minutes
1 NGC 3226/3227
ur first targets lie 0.8° to the east and a bit north of the double star Algieba (Gamma (γ) Leonis), which is part of the Sickle asterim. Here you’ll find the two interacting galaxies, NGC 3226 and 3227. NGC 3226 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that shines with an integrated magnitude of +11.4. NGC 3227 is brighter at mag. +10.8 and is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus
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