NGC 4901

Very infrequently imaged NGC 4901 is spiral galaxy in Pavo. There is almost no research that has been done on this galaxy. It is situated 98 million light years from here.The small galaxy in the top left with a tiny satellite galaxy is PGC 63808. NED puts it at a distance of 544 million light years from here and it is listed as an apparent magnitude of 22. In the image of IC 4901 we identified two small jets (ejecta streams) that appear as narrow star streams between 10 and 11 o’clock in the image projecting nearly perpendicular to the arms of the galaxy. We think this is the first time these have been identified, but do not know the composition or cause.

Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Image Processing: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

Enjoy, Mark & Mike