Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5426  ·  NGC 5427
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Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427), Dionysus
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427), Dionysus

Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427)

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Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427), Dionysus
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427), Dionysus

Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427)

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Arp 271 is a pair of similarly sized interacting spiral galaxies, NGC 5426 and NGC 5427, in the constellation of Virgo. It is not certain whether the galaxies are going to eventually collide or not. They will continue interacting for tens of millions of years, creating new stars as a result of the mutual gravitational attraction between the galaxies, a pull seen in the bridge of stars already connecting the two. Located about 130 million light-years away, the Arp 271 pair is about 130,000 light-years across.

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Arp 271 (NGC 5426 & NGC 5427), Dionysus

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