IC 614
Sextans
Ra
10 26 51
Dec
-03 27 50
Mag 14.8
Type Collisional Ring Galaxy
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IC 614 is a unusual type of galaxy that was made by a smaller galaxy passing through IC 614. This type of galaxy is know as a collisional ring. This type of galaxy is one of my favorite type of objects to observe. I have observed IC 614 many times over the years with my old 25" reflector. It is amazing to me that a galaxy collision can make this unusual ring structure.
I C 614.jpg
IC 614 was found by Stephane Javelle at the Nice Observatory on May 3, 1893 with the 30" refractor. There are not many references to this galaxy so little research has been done on it. It lies 480 ML distance towards the constellation Sextans.
When I am observing collisional rings I always try to find the collider , the galaxy that has passed through the ring. Most are small and faint but I like to track down these galaxies that have caused so much havoc. I also like to see what the interaction has done to the collider. In the image below the collider is the blue looking blob at the center of the image.
RA
10 26 49
Dec
-03 29 19
IC 614 collider.jpg
If you are like me and enjoy this type of object here is a link to Dr. Barry Madore's 2009 paper on rings and their colliders. http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.4629
"Give it a go and let us know! "
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