Take a look at this photo of a structure of four galaxies taken with a 268-megapixel camera.

The structure consists of four galaxies that are located at a short distance from each other.You can see how

They form a figure in the form of a triangle: three galaxies are arranged in a row, and another is located below.The authors of the image note that the bright object to the right of the galaxies does not consist ofin the structure of HCG 86.

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HCG stands for Hickson Compact Group(Compact Hickson Groups) is a catalog of close galaxy groups published by Paul Hickson in 1982. The catalog includes 100 clusters. The most famous group on Hickson's list is HCG 92, also known as Stephen's Quintet.

Photo taken using a surveyTelescope VLT (VLT Survey Telescope, VST), which is located at ESO Observatory on Mount Cerro Paranal in Chile. This system is equipped with a 268 megapixel OmegaCAM camera. On the basis of the VST, among other things, neighboring galaxies, extragalactic and inner planetary nebulae are studied, and surveys of faint objects and microlensing events are carried out.

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