Astronomy:Arp 102

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ARP 102
ARP 102A near bottom, ARP 102B near center
Observation data
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension 17h 19m 17s
Declination+49° 00′ 37″
Redshift0.024
Helio radial velocity(7217 ± 34) km/s
Distance0 ± 0 Mly (000 ± 00 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.2[1]
Other designations
Arp 102, UGC 10814, PGC 60067/70/73, CGCG 252-041, VV10a/b[2]

ARP 102 is a pair of interacting galaxies. The two galaxies are designated as ARP 102A and ARP 102B. They were discovered by Halton Arp in 1966.

ARP 102A is a small elliptical galaxy.[3] It is classified at an E0.[4] ARP 102B is an active Seyfert galaxy.[5] It is a spiral galaxy classified as SABb[6] that contains two arms, one of which has been extremely elongated.[7]

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