NGC 1087

NGC 1087
NGC 1087

NGC 1087 is a barred intermediate galaxy 63 million light years away in the constellation of Cetus.

In this image the galaxy is seen set against a diverse range of background galaxies.

The galaxy has a very small bar and core with many irregular features in the galaxy disk.

The spiral arm structure is not very clear and there are a number of narrow dust lanes running throughout the disk.

While most barred spirals have a burst of star formation due to the gravity of the center pulling in gases and then followed by a progressive decay; NGC 1087 has evidence of new star formation which has caused it to be a subject of study for astronomers.

Imaged in LRGB on my Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Image acquisition and processing: Mike Selby

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