Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  HD117989  ·  HD118075  ·  HD118087  ·  PGC 47847  ·  PGC 47891  ·  PGC 526835
The Fourcade-Figueroa Object (PGC47847), James Tickner
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The Fourcade-Figueroa Object (PGC47847)

The Fourcade-Figueroa Object (PGC47847), James Tickner
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The Fourcade-Figueroa Object (PGC47847)

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PGC 47847 or the Fourcade-Figueroa object is a large (11.5 x 1.7') object in Centaurus. It is faint and has a very low surface brightness, is slightly blue in colour and shows some irregularities in brightness. It is thought to be a remnant - perhaps a spiral arm - of a galaxy that collided with nearby Centaurus A (C77) approximately 500 million years ago. The core of the galaxy (NGC 5237) also lies nearby. 

Altogether an unusual object that has only been imaged a couple of times on Astrobin.

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The Fourcade-Figueroa Object (PGC47847), James Tickner