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Gallery of Hickson Catalogue of Compact Galaxy Groups imaged with new 12 " LX200 telescope and ST-10XME Camera (2009-2010+)

(My high latitude in Scotland land telescope mount limit me to only imaging Hickson Compact Galaxy Groups between Declination +73 and -26 degs)
Hickson 18 - Galaxy Group (UGC 2140 et al, ARP 258)
Hickson 44 - Galaxy Group (NGC 3190 et al)
Hickson 50 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 34447 et al)
Hickson 99 - Galaxy Group (PGC 54 et al)

Hickson 18 - Galaxy Group (UGC 2140 et al, ARP 258)  

Hickson 18 / UGC 2140 group  ARP 258 (Aries)

CCD Image 
5 x 180s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-11-03 03:54 h UT (#319684-8)

UGC 2140 - detail

Annotated CCD Image (200% size)
Image details as above
 

Negative CCD Image (200% size)
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Hickson 44 - Galaxy Group (NGC 3190 et al)

Hickson 44 galaxy group / Herschel II-44 / NGC 3190 (Leo)

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 (catalog mag +11.9), 
Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3193 (catalog mag +12.0), 
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3187 / ARP 316 (catalog mag +13.2)
Annotated CCD Image
5 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter 
2008-02-16 04:32 h UT (#264476-80)

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Hickson 50 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 34447 et al)

Hickson 50 (Ursa Major)
reportedly the faintest, most challenging of the Hickson catalogue
Distance ~ 2 billion light years

H50A (PGC 34447, catalog mag +18.7), 
H50B (PGC 34452, catalog mag +18.2),
H50C (PGC 34444, catalog mag +18.7),
H50D (PGC34448, catalog mag +18.7),
H50E (PGC 34453)

Other galaxies ; PGC 2485269 (catalog mag +16.5),
PGC 2483762 (catalog mag +17.6), PGC 2483895 (catalog mag +17.9)

Annotated Negative CCD Image 
(250% size enlargement, cropped) 
4 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-05-03 23:55h UT  (#366113-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

Hickson 50 - detail
CCD Image 
(250% size enlargement, cropped)
Image details as above

  

Hickson 50 - wider view
CCD Image 
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Hickson 99 - Galaxy Group (PGC 54 et al)

Hickson 99 and surrounding starfield (Pegasus)  
Image of Hickson 99 & surrounding starfield with numerous faint galaxies
Limiting magnitude +18.7
Bright star is HIP 121 (mag +6.8)
CCD Image (75% scale)
9 x 30 sec (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-19 23:46 h UT  (#389308-15)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
[Negative, 100% size]
  
 Hickson 99 - galaxy group
Distance ~ 460 million light years
CCD Image (cropped to central area)
Image details as above
  
Hickson 99 - detail
PGC 54 - Edge on Spiral Galaxy (catalog mag +14.8)
PGC 58 - Face on Spiral Galaxy (catalog mag +15.6)
PGC 63 - Elliptical Galaxy (catalog mag + 14.7)
PGC 60 (catalog mag +17.1), PGC 57 (catalog mag +17.6)
Annotated CCD Image 
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List of Hickson Objects (for reference)

Hickson number Constellation Brightest galaxy
Magnitude

No. galaxies>mag16/
Total No. galaxies 

RA
(2000.0)
DEC
(2000.0)
001 AND UGC 248
14.4
3/4
00 26.1
+25.7
002 PSC UGC 312
13.4
4/4
00 31.4
+08.5
003 CET M-1-2-32(H3C)
14.7
4/4
00 34.2
-07.6
004 CET ESO 540-1
13.5
4/5
00 34.2
-21.4
005 PSC NGC 190
14.6
2/4
00 38.9
+07.1
006 CET PGC 2353
15.3
3/4
00 39.2
-08.4
007 CET NGC 192
12.6
4/4
00 39.3
+00.9
008 AND MCG+4-3-8
14.5
4/4
00 49.6
+23.6
009 CET MCG-4-3-28
14.9
2/4
00 54.3
-23.5
010 AND NGC 536
12.6
4/4
01 26.4
+34.7
011 CET ESO 476-8
13.0
2/4
01 26.6
-23.2
012 CET MCG-1-4-52
14.8
1/5
01 27.6
-04.7
013 CET MCG-1-5-2
14.6
2/5
01 32.3
-07.9
014 CET MCG-1-6-20
14.2
2/4
01 59.8
-07.1
015 CET UGC 1624
14.3
6/6
02 07.9
+02.2
016 CET NGC 835;ARP 318
12.8
4/4
02 09.4
-10.1
017 ARI PGC 8561
16.5
0/5
02 14.1
+13.3
018 ARI ARP 258; UGC 2140
14.9
4/4
02 39.2
+18.4
019 CET MCG-2-7-73
14.0
3/4
02 42.6
-12.4
020 ARI PGC 10364
16.7
0/6
02 44.2
+26.1
021 ERI NGC 1099
13.9
5/5
02 45.4
-17.7
022 ERI NGC 1199
12.2
5/5
03 03.6
-15.6
023 ERI NGC 1214
14.3
3/5
03 06.9
-09.5
024 ERI MCG-2-9-31
14.9
2/5
03 20.3
-10.9
025 CET UGC 2690
13.9
5/7
03 20.8
-01.1
026 ERI MCG-2-9-35
15.6
2/7
03 21.9
-13.6
027 ERI PGC 14873
15.7
1/6
04 19.4
-11.7
028 ERI PGC 15136
15.3
3/4
04 27.3
-10.3
029 ERI PGC 15559
14.5
1/4
04 34.7
-30.5
030 ERI MCG+0-12-51
12.9
4/4
04 36.3
-02.8
031 ERI NGC 1741
12.5
3/4
05 01.6
-04.3
032 LEP MCG-3-13-53
13.8
2/4
05 01.8
-15.4
033 TAU CGCG 469-2
15.4
2/4
05 10.8
+18.0
034 ORI NGC 1875; ARP 327
14.2
1/4
05 21.8
+06.7
035 LYN PGC 24601
15.1
3/6
08 45.4
+44.5
036 CNC IC 528
14.5
2/4
09 09.4
+15.8
037 CNC NGC 2783
13.0
4/5
09 13.7
+30.0
038 LEO ARP 237; MCG+2-24-12
14.8
3/4
09 27.6
+12.3
039 HYA UGC 5057
16.6
0/4
09 29.5
-01.3
040 HYA ARP 321; MCG-1-25-9
13.4
4/5
09 38.9
-04.8
041 UMA UGC 5345
13.9
3/4
09 57.7
+45.3
042 HYA NGC 3091
11.7
4/4
10 00.2
-19.6
043 SEX CGCG 8-62
15.1
3/6
10 11.3
-00.0
044 LEO NGC 3190; ARP 316
11.5
4/4
10 18.1
+21.8
045 UMA UGC 5564
15.2
1/4
10 19.2
+59.1
046 LEO MCG+3-27-5
16.1
0/4
10 22.1
+17.8
047 LEO UGC 5644
14.6
2/4
10 25.8
+13.7
048 HYA IC 2597
13.2
3/4
10 37.8
-27.1
049 UMA CGCG 314-1A
15.9
1/4
10 56.7
+67.2
050 UMA PGC 34447
18.4
0/5
11 17.1
+54.9
051 LEO NGC 3651
13.9
7/7
11 22.4
+24.3
052 LEO MCG+4-27-36
14.9
3/4
11 26.3
+21.1
053 LEO NGC 3697; ROSE 27
12.9
3/4
11 28.8
+20.8
054 LEO IC 700
13.9
1/4
11 29.3
+20.5
055 DRA ARP 329; UGC 6514
15.4
1/5
11 32.1
+70.8
056 UMA ARP 322; MCG+9-19-113
14.5
3/5
11 32.8
+52.9
057 LEO COPELAND'S SEPTET
14.0
7/8
11 37.9
+22.0
058 LEO NGC 3822
13.6
5/5
11 42.2
+10.3
059 LEO IC 736; ROSE 7
14.4
4/5
11 48.5
+12.7
060 UMA MCG+9-20-71
15.0
1/4
12 03.1
+51.7
061 COM THE BOX; NGC 4169
12.6
4/4
12 12.3
+29.2
062 VIR NGC 4759
13.4
4/4
12 53.1
-09.2
063 CEN ESO 443-37
13.3
3/4
13 02.3
-32.8
064 VIR PGC 46975
14.7
3/4
13 25.8
-03.9
065 HYA ESO 444-55
13.7
5/5
13 29.9
-29.5
066 UMA MCG+10-19-104
15.4
1/4
13 38.6
+57.3
067 VIR NGC 5306
12.7
4/4
13 49.2
-07.2
068 CVN NGC 5353
11.8
5/5
13 53.4
+40.3
069 BOO UGC 8842
14.9
3/4
13 55.2
+25.1
070 CVN IC 4371
14.5
5/7
14 04.2
+33.3
071 BOO IC 4381
13.8
3/4
14 11.0
+25.5
072 BOO ARP 328; MCG+3-38-17
13.9
4/6
14 47.9
+19.1
073 BOO NGC 5829; ARP 42
13.3
1/5
15 02.7
+23.3
074 SER NGC 5910
14.1
2/5
15 19.4
+20.9
075 SER CGCG 135-50
14.9
4/6
15 21.6
+21.2
076 SER NGC 5944
14.4
4/7
15 31.8
+07.3
077 SER UGC 10049
15.2
3/4
15 49.3
+21.8
078 DRA UGC 10057
14.4
2/4
15 48.2
+68.2
079 SER SEYFERT'S SEXTET
13.8
5/5
15 59.2
+20.8
080 DRA CGCG 319-38
14.8
3/4
15 59.3
+65.2
081 HER UGC 10319
16.3
0/4
16 18.2
+12.8
082 HER NGC 6162
14.1
4/4
16 28.4
+32.9
083 HER PGC 58559
16.0
0/5
16 35.6
+06.3
084 UMI CGCG 355-20A
14.7
2/6
16 44.4
+77.8
085 DRA CGCG 341-10
15.1
2/4
18 50.5
+73.3
086 SGR ESO 461-7
13.7
4/4
19 52.0
-30.8
087 CAP ESO 597-36
14.0
3/4
20 48.2
-19.8
088 AQR NGC 6978
13.2
4/4
20 52.6
-05.7
089 AQR MCG-1-54-12
14.1
3/4
21 20.0
-03.9
090 PSA NGC 7172
12.4
4/4
22 02.0
-31.9
091 PSA NGC 7214
12.6
4/4
22 09.1
-27.8
092 PEG STEPHAN'S QUINTET
12.5
5/5
22 36.1
+34.0
093 PEG NGC 7550; ARP 99
12.6
5/5
23 15.3
+19.0
094 PEG NGC 7578; ARP 170
13.9
4/7
23 17.2
+18.7
095 PEG NGC 7609; ARP 150
14.4
3/4
23 19.5
+09.5
096 PEG NGC 7674; ARP 182
13.5
3/4
23 28.0
+08.8
097 PSC IC 5357
14.2
4/5
23 47.4
-02.3
098 PSC NGC 7783; ARP 323
13.7
2/4
23 54.2
+00.4
099 PEG UGC 12897
14.0
3/5
00 00.6
+28.4
100 PEG NGC 7803
13.7
3/4
00 01.4
+13.1

 

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