Extension from nucleus

by Ghost_Sheep_SWR

What is the feature at 3 0'clock on the center? I know it can't be a jet, but not an overlap either(?).

It is even visible in DSS2, 2MASS and DECaLS DR3 on Aladin Lite ( strangely not on DECaLS DR3 viewer itself):

http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinLite/?target=IC 114&fov=0.03&survey=P%2FDECaLS%2FDR3%2Fcolor

Posted April 16, 2017 7:31 PM

by Ghost_Sheep_SWR

Yeah definitely something there in Aladin, difficult to exclude overlap although looks like it is part of the galaxy.

Posted April 17, 2017 7:37 PM

by Budgieye moderator

Hmm. Galaxy is also #X-shaped #bowtie

enter image description here SDSS

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http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?ra=21.59417305969366&dec=9.909912632446234

enter image description here PanSTARRS

Show up better in PanSTARRS red images. Maybe a distant galaxy, red with higher redshift?

Posted April 18, 2017 6:05 AM

by Ghost_Sheep_SWR

Yeah that looks much different in PanSTARRS, very much like a redder galaxy in the background. Argh always that one survey you didn't check X( (because PanSTARRS usually isn't that great / helpful)

Thanks!

Posted April 18, 2017 7:47 AM