March 26, 2013 Hickson Compact Group 44, a small group of galaxies in Leo Image Credit: The MASIL Imaging Team Hickson Compact Group 44 (also known as the NGC 3190 Group) is a small group of bright galaxies containing three spiral galaxies and an elliptical galaxy, located about 60-100 million light-years away in the constellation [continue reading]
October 10, 2012 Hickson Compact Group 44, a group of galaxies in Leo Image Credit: Stephen Leshin (http://sleshin.startlogic.com/) Hickson Compact Group 44 (also known as the NGC 3190 Group) is a gravitational bound group of bright galaxies containing three spiral galaxies and an elliptical galaxy, located about 60-100 million light-years away in the constellation of [continue reading]