A Hickson Compact Group (abbreviation: HCG) is a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.[1]
The most famous group on Hickson's list of 100 objects is HCG 92, Stephan's Quintet.
^Hickson, Paul (1982). "Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal. 255: 382–391. Bibcode:1982ApJ...255..382H. doi:10.1086/159838.
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A HicksonCompactGroup (abbreviation: HCG) is a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982. The most famous group on Hickson's...
foreground galaxy. Astronomer Paul Hickson created a catalogue of such groups in 1982, the HicksonCompactGroups. Compactgroups of galaxies readily show the...
HCG 87 is a compactgroup of galaxies listed in the HicksonCompactGroup Catalogue. This group is about 400 million light-years away in the constellation...
3718 the HicksonCompactGroup #56 is located. HCG 56 is a compactgroup of galaxies of which 4 members are interacting with each other. This group is about...
Infrared observations reveal fast rates of star formation. Hickson 40 is one of the most compact galaxy clusters ever observed, making it a valuable research...
7320c is a galaxy member of HicksonCompactGroup 92, the four other members of which are also part of the visual group Stephan's Quintet. It is located...
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The Copeland Septet (also Copeland's Septet, HicksonCompactGroup 57) is a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo that includes NGC 3748, NGC 3754...
Albert Marth. NGC 6975 is part of HicksonCompactGroup 88, along with NGC 6977, NGC 6978, and MCG-01-53-014. The group is at a distance of about 273 million...
it forms a group of galaxies cataloged as HicksonCompactGroup 16 (Arp 318). Halton Arp divided his catalog of unusual galaxies into groups based on purely...
1191 and NGC 1192 it forms HicksonCompactGroup 22 (HCG 22) galaxy group. Although they are considered members of this group, NGC 1191 and NGC 1192 are...
is member of Hickson 44 galaxy group, estimated at around 80 million light years away, and consisting of four galaxies in a tight group - NGC 3193 is...
ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-03. Hickson, P. (1982-04-01). "Systematic properties of compactgroups of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 255:...
discovered by William Herschel on September 13, 1784. It is a member of HicksonCompactGroup 10, which also includes the galaxies NGC 529, NGC 531, and NGC 542...
1191 and NGC 1199 it forms HicksonCompactGroup 22 (HCG 22) galaxy group. Although they are considered members of this group, NGC 1191 and NGC 1192 are...
1192 and NGC 1199 it forms HicksonCompactGroup 22 (HCG 22) galaxy group. Although they are considered members of this group, NGC 1191 and NGC 1192 are...
shows an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies, called The HicksonCompactGroup 40. Three spiral-shaped galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lenticular...
Together with the galaxies NGC 529, NGC 531, and NGC 536, it forms the HicksonCompactGroup 10, abbreviated HCG 10. It was discovered by Irish astronomer R...
galaxy. NGC 5008 is the dominant member of the HicksonCompactgroup, HCG 71. The other members of the group are IC 4382, PGC 50640 and PGC 50641, which...