pegasus is the constellation that is home to the stephan's quintet.
which constellation is home to the stephan's quintet?
pegasus
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stephan's quintet is a visual grouping of five galaxies of which four form the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. the group, visible in the constellation pegasus, was discovered by édouard stephan in 1877 at the marseille observatory.









































the group is the most studied of all the compact galaxy groups. the brightest member of the visual grouping is ngc 7320 that is shown to have extensive h ii regions, identified as red blobs, where active star formation is occurring.









































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stephan's quintet
bullet::::- stephan's quintet, photo and description from the national optical astronomy observatory. links to a labeled locator photo.









































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bullet::::- galex: stephan's quintet and ngc 7331









































bullet::::- star clusters born in the wreckage of cosmic collisions









































bullet::::- news release at esa/hubble









































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bullet::::- nightskyinfo.com : stephan's quintet









































bullet::::- what's behind stephan's quintet? peter edmonds, chandra blog, 21 july 2009









































bullet::::- astronomy picture of the day on stephan's quintet: 13 nov 2000   12 aug 2003   11 sep 2009
stephan's quintet