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PGC 72087 - UGC 12732
Pegasus
Penryn, California
October 2006
FS-128 (ag, St-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB 15 minutes subs

PGC 72087 is an irregular, very faint ringed/barred galaxy showing severe distortion with a tidal tail at the 12-3 o'clock position.  Star formation is on going in the central portion of the galaxy.   Surface brightness is on the order of mag 16-17.