Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5560  ·  NGC 5566  ·  NGC 5569
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Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors, rhedden
Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors
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Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors

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Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors, rhedden
Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors
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Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors

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Arp 268 is a group of 3 galaxies in Virgo showing signs of interaction. The large galaxy at center is NGC 5566. Its small companion is NGC 5569. The unusual, elongated member of the group is NGC 5560.

I think this image could use some more integration time in luminance, but I may not get any this month due to weather. I'm not even sure how this image turned out acceptably, since the seeing was so poor on both nights, with star FWHMs of 4.2" to 5.2" on all subs.

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