A Conversation for Constellations: Pegasus 'the Winged Horse'
Stephen's Quintet
Apollyon - Grammar Fascist Started conversation Jan 18, 2008
"Stephan's Quintet is a set of five colliding galaxies, labelled NGC 7318 and NGC 7319 and NGC 7320"
I don't know a lot about astronomy, but it strikes me that if there really are five galaxies here, there should be five NGC XXXX names rather than three.
Stephen's Quintet
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jan 18, 2008
That's quite right, I've alerted a Curator to correct it 
Thank you 
GB 
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