Arp 107

Arp 107
Arp 107 photograph taken using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right ascension10h 52m 14.94792s[1]
Declination+30° 03′ 28.3630″[1]
Redshift0.03451[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity10167 km/s[2]
Distance450 million ly
Apparent magnitude (B)14.6[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cP / E1P
Size348,000 ly (PGC 32620), 70,000 ly (PGC 32628)
Apparent size (V)1.40' × 0.11' ?
Notable featuresinteracting 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Arp 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. ^ "Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 107". Spitzer Space Telescope website. Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2012.