NGC 2832 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy lies about 290 million light-years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 2832 is approximately 250,000 light years across.
NGC 2832 is a type-cD galaxy and is the brightest member of Abell 779 galaxy cluster. NGC 2832 appears to interact tidally with NGC 2831, which lies about 25 arcseconds away and shares the same halo with NGC 2832. The edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 2830 lies 80 arcseconds southwest of NGC 2832. The galaxy has a strong central X-ray emission and diffuse emission around it. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole whose mass is estimated to be 3.6×109 M☉.
Abell (ACO) 779
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, April 20th, 2026. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 filter. Postprocessing in Pixinsight.
Abell (ACO) 779
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, April 20th, 2026. Exposure was 30*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 filter. Postprocessing in Pixinsight.