JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ghostly Errors: A group of galaxies in western Aquarius challenges casual inspection.

  • Published In: Sky & Telescope, 2024, v. 148, n. 2. P. 58 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Hewitt-White, Ken 3 of 3

Abstract

The NGC 6962 Group is a collection of galaxies located in Aquarius. The group consists of several galaxies, including NGC 6962, NGC 6964, NGC 6961, NGC 6967, and NGC 6959. There are also several outliers, such as PGC 65356 and PGC 65347. The galaxies in the group are faint and difficult to observe, but they can be seen with a telescope. The misidentification of NGC 6963 as a galaxy instead of a double star originated from a faulty observatory bulletin over a century ago. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Sky & Telescope. 2024/08, Vol. 148, Issue 2, p58
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0037-6604
  • Accession Number:177213124
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