Hickson 44

Hickson 44 is a compact galaxy group containing NGC 3185, NGC 3187, NGC 3190, NGC 3193, three spiral galaxies and one spherical galaxy. They will likely all merge into a single much larger galaxy within the next billion years.
These interacting galaxies are located in the constellation Leo at about 60 Million light-years from Earth.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: April 10th and 11th, 2024
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope at F11
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Innovations Foresight Full Frame On-Axis Guider ONAG XM, Camera: ASI-294MC Pro
Exposures: 67 two-minute exposures (unity gain)
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9-2