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

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Arp 271, NGC 5426, NGC 5427, Doug Summers
Arp 271, NGC 5426, NGC 5427
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Arp 271, NGC 5426, NGC 5427

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Arp 271 is composed of two equally weighted galaxies, NGC 5426 and NGC 5427.   The pair seem to be locked in a collision (or near collision) event.   Streams of material are connected between the pair.  The galaxies are on the order of 100 million light-years distant.  The pair have a combined angular extent of 4.75 arcmins (long edge), or ~140K light-years.

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