Astronomy:Arp 107
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Short description: Interacting galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor
| Arp 107 | |
|---|---|
 Arp 107 photograph taken using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Right ascension | 10h 52m 14.94792s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 03′ 28.3630″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03451[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10167 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 450 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cP / E1P |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.40' × 0.11' ? |
| Notable features | interacting galaxies |
Arp 107 is a pair of interacting galaxies (designated separately as UGC 5984 and MCG+05-26-025) located about 450 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxies are in the process of colliding and merging.[3]
False-color infrared image of Arp 107, from Spitzer Space Telescope.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Arp 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Arp+107.
- ↑ "Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 107". Spitzer Space Telescope website. Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology. 9 June 2005. http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2344-sig05-006a-Interacting-Galaxy-Pair-Arp-107. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
External links
Coordinates: 
10h 52m 14.96s, +30° 03′ 28.2″
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