Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5426  ·  NGC 5427  ·  PGC 1036632  ·  PGC 1036989  ·  PGC 1037046  ·  PGC 1037833  ·  PGC 118974  ·  PGC 118976
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Arp 271

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Arp 271

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NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are two spiral galaxies of similar sizes interacting with each other. Together known as Arp 271, this gravitaional interaction is creating new stars between the two galaxies. They are 90 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The two galaxies are collectively about 130,000 light-years across.

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