Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5560  ·  NGC 5566  ·  NGC 5569
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NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286, Doug Summers
NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286
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NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286

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NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286, Doug Summers
NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286
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NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286

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Between 65 to 85 million light-years distant in the Virgo cluster lies the interacting triplet Arp 286.   The largest galaxy in the triplet (NGC 5566) has been stretched upwards of 150K light-years and is thus one of (if not the) largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster.   There is evidence of tidal tails, and obvious stretching of the other two galaxies in the field.    The three make for a unique paring with some colored stars in the field as well.

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  • NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286, Doug Summers
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    NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286, Doug Summers
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Description: Increased Integration time to 5.4 hours @ f/2.2. Also corrected field orientation.

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NGC 5566, NGC 5569, NGC 5560, Arp 286, Doug Summers