ACO 262 is a 13th mahnitude Galaxy Cluster in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 200 million light years from our solar system and its diameter is about 5 million light years.
NGC 708 (elliptical) is the most prominent galaxy in ACO 262, lying in its own tiny cluster of at least five galaxies, four of which are within a 3′ circle. Other galaxies are NGC 709 (spiral), NGC 710 (spiral), NGC 714 (spiral), NGC 717 (spiral) PGC 6807 (elliptical), and PGC 6948 (spiral).
Galaxy Cluster ACO 262
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC CMOS color camera in Stuvsta, January 4th, 2025. Exposure was 40 * 3 min with HEUIB filter and bin 2×2. There was 10% moon and the temperature was -8 centigrade. Postprocessing in Pixinsight.
Galaxy Cluster ACO 262
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector telescope and ASI 2600MC CMOS color camera in Stuvsta, January 4th, 2025. Exposure was 40 * 3 min with HEUIB filter and bin 2×2. There was 10% moon and the temperature was -8 centigrade. Postprocessing in Pixinsight.