Arp 107
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Arp 107 | |
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![]() False-color infrared image of Arp 107, from Spitzer Space Telescope | |
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] |
Heliocentric 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 |
Other designations | |
UGC 5984 |
Arp 107 is a set of galaxies about 450 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxies are in the process of colliding and merging.[3]
References
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c "Arp 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 107". Spitzer Space Telescope website. Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
See also
External links
Media related to Arp 107 at Wikimedia Commons
- SIMBAD: VV 233 -- Seyfert 2 Galaxy