Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
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NGC 3718 - A galaxy with a twist!

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NGC 3718, also known as ARP 214 from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

This strange looking galaxy is being twisted out of shape by gravitational forces from neighbouring galaxy NGC 3729. Both galaxies are about 52 million light years away.

The small cluster of galaxies at the bottom of the image (Hickson Group 56) are much further away, around 400 million light years.

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NGC 3718 - A galaxy with a twist!, Taman