Arp 273
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Arp 273 is a group of interacting galaxies, lying 300 million light years
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 away in the constellation Andromeda
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. It was first described in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies is a catalog of peculiar galaxies produced by Halton Arp. A total of 338 galaxies are presented in the atlas, which was originally published in 1966 by the California Institute of Technology....

, compiled by Halton Arp
Halton Arp
Halton Christian Arp is an American astronomer. He is known for his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which catalogues many examples of interacting and merging galaxies...

 in 1966. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, is about five times heavier. It has a disc that is tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational pull of the companion galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813. The smaller galaxy shows distinct signs of active star formation at its nucleus, and it probably passed through the larger one.

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image with information of scale & compass location retrieved 20/09/2011

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