NGC 7582
NGC 7582, 7590 and 7599 are an interacting group of galaxies situated 70 million light years away in the constellation of Grus. Studies indicate the existence of faint H I bridges between the galaxies.
NGC 7582 at the top right is the brightest galaxy of this trio. It is of interest as it exhibits the characteristics of both a starburst and a Seyfert II spiral galaxy.
The starburst activity is quite intense but is localized to several regions.
In 1996 a study indicated that NGC 7582 appears to have two rather than a single nuclei indicating a merger with another galaxy sometime in the distant past.
Imaged in LRGB on our CDK 1000 at El Sauce, Obstech, Chile
Integration Time: 26 hours
Image Processing: Mike Selby