UGC 1432
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UGC 1432 or Arp 56 is a 15th magnitude
spiral galaxy
approximately 360 million light years
distant in the constellation
Aries
. It is around 100 thousand light years across, similar in size to the Milky Way Galaxy. Arp 56 is characterised by the presence of a small, bright companion galaxy with which it may be interacting
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Magnitude
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spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxy
A spiral galaxy is a certain kind of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae and, as such, forms part of the Hubble sequence. Spiral galaxies consist of a flat, rotating disk containing stars, gas and dust, and a central concentration of stars known as...
approximately 360 million light years
Light Years
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distant in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Aries
Aries
The Arieș is a tributary of Mureș River in Transylvania, Romania.Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River" in Dalmatian which is thought to be very similar to the Dacian language. It is concluded that the Romanian name most probably derives from the Dacian name of the river...
. It is around 100 thousand light years across, similar in size to the Milky Way Galaxy. Arp 56 is characterised by the presence of a small, bright companion galaxy with which it may be interacting
Interacting galaxy
Interacting galaxies are galaxies whose gravitational fields result in a disturbance of one another. An example of a minor interaction is a satellite galaxy's disturbing the primary galaxy's spiral arms. An example of a major interaction is a galactic collision.-Satellite interaction:A giant...
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