| 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] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10167 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 450 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cP / E1P |
| Size | 348,000 ly (PGC 32620), 70,000 ly (PGC 32628) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.40' × 0.11' ? |
| Notable features | interacting galaxies |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5984, VV 233, PGC 32620/32628 | |
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]
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- ^ 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.