NGC 1672 in Dorado
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. It was originally thought to be a member of the Dorado Group, however, this membership was later rejected.
NGC 1672 has a large bar which is estimated to measure around 20 kpc. It has very strong radio emissions emanating from its nucleus, bar, and the inner portion of the spiral arm region. The nucleus is Seyfert type 2 and is engulfed by a starburst region. The strongest polarized emissions come from the northeastern region which is upstream from its dust lanes. Magnetic field lines are at large angles with respect to the bar and turn smoothly to the center.
It was taken with a 36.8 cm F9 Ritchey Chretien telescope using a SBIG STXL16200 CCD camera. The exposure is a LHaRGB image with about 9 hours total imaging time.
Copyright: Steve Crouch
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