Arp 270 / NGC 3395-6

Designation(s)Arp 270, NGC 3395, NGC 3396
Object Type(s)Galaxy
Relevant Catalog(s)All (Chron), Arp, NGC
Arp CategoryGalaxies with connected arms
Obs. Lat/Long42° 17', 073° 57'
ConstellationLeo Minor
Date and Time Observed2024-05-31 22:54:00
InstrumentEdgeHD 8" f10-2,032mm FL
CameraASI294MC-Pro
Image DetailsUp is 90.7 degrees E of N. Total integration time was 35m. Exposures 30s@305g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Darks subtracted, no flats. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding.
DescriptionTwo strongly interacting galaxies, both spiral originally and now significantly distorted by the interaction. There is a tiny and very faint galaxy, IC 2605 which appears to extend the right arm of NGC 3395, the upper galaxy in our image. It's not at all obvious, but showed up in the Astrometry annotation. It has a higher redshift than the two larger galaxies, and is apparently far in the background. Arp famously argued that galaxies with different red shifts could interact, but this apparently not one of those examples.
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