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Capture the cosmos > Galaxies > Fast Facts: Stephan's Quintet
| Name | Stephan's Quintet is composed of five galaxies: NGC 7317, NGC 7318A, NGC 7318B, NGC 7319, and NGC 7320 (actually a foreground galaxy). |
| Description | A visual grouping of five galaxies, four of which form the first compact group ever discovered |
| Location | This group of galaxies is found in the constellation Pegasus, in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| Distance from Earth |
290 million light-years (except for NGC 7320, which is only 40 million light-years from Earth) |
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Some members of this famous galaxy quintet are undergoing a clash that has distorted three of their shapes and revealed stars of many colors.
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Capture the cosmos > Galaxies > Fast Facts: Stephan's Quintet