Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5560  ·  NGC 5566  ·  NGC 5569
ARP 286, Greg Allegretti
ARP 286
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ARP 286

ARP 286, Greg Allegretti
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ARP 286

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Number 286 in Halton Arp’s Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies (1966) is a trio of galaxies interacting through gravity. From left to right, NGC 5560, NGC 5566 and NGC 5569. These three lie in the constellation Virgo at 90 million light years distant.

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ARP 286, Greg Allegretti