Object of the Week Feb 05, 2012 - ARP 143 "Genie in a Bottle"

[Jimi Lowrey]

ARP 143 AKA NGC 2444 NGC 2445

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NGC 2444 MAG 14.2 SO PEC
NGC 2445 MAG 13.9 IM PEC

I have heard these galaxies called the "Genie in a Bottle" but not often. NGC 2445 has lots of knots and bright H II regions. I wonder how many can be seen? NGC 2444 has a bright nuclei and a very faint plume going to the north. There is lots of suttle detail in this pair of interacting galaxies.

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I was looking on the SDSS at this object and found something very interesting in the Plume of NGC 2444. What I found was a back ground Quasar 17.5 V MAG. this would be a good challenge object. I would like to hear your reports on this object. The Quasar is at a Z.616.

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"GIVE IT A GO AND LET US KNOW"

GOOD LUCK And GREAT VIEWING!