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ARP 145, John Bozeman

ARP 145

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ARP 145, John Bozeman

ARP 145

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Arp 145 - UGC 1840 - Ring galaxy system

Arp 145 falls into the Arp category material emanating from elliptical or elliptical-like galaxies. In this case what is going on is more obvious. This is a case of a direct hit by an elliptical galaxy on a near face on spiral galaxy. It punched a hole in the spiral right near the core. The two galaxies carry the same designation UGC 1840. The one with the hole is classed as Im pec Ring B. The other has the designation of S0 pec Ring A They are located at about 240-250 million light-years at the east end of Andromeda.

Data from the Hubble Space Telescope MAST Portal. Release date: Mar 17 2021

Camera: ACS/WFC

Monochrome: F606W

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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ARP 145, John Bozeman