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Abell 400 Galaxy Cluster
Magnitude: 13.9
Distance: Aprox: 326 million light-years
Constellation: Cetus
Abell 400 is a galaxy cluster which contains the galaxy NGC 1128 with two supermassive black holes (3C 75) spiraling towards merger. These two supermassive black holes are contained in NGC 1128. The black holes are an estimated 25,000 light years apart, and thus will take millions of years to collide. Should the two supermassive black holes merge, they will form a single super-supermassive black hole.
NGC 1128 Galaxy
Magnitude: 13.8
Distance: Aprox: 300 million light-years
Constellation: Cetus
NGC 1128 is a dumbbell galaxy in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster. A Dumbell galaxy is a name given to galaxies with a double appearance.
Taken 9/8/18 in Agawna Bay Lake Superior Provential Park, Canada by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera