Arp 286
Arp 286 consists of three galaxies that are gravitationally interacting. The large spiral galaxy at the center is NGC 5566. Below and to its left is the small, blue spiral galaxy NGC 5569. At the top of the image is the distorted spiral NGC 5560. It is presumably distorted by the gravity of NGC 5569.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 06-05-2013 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green) and I (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x15min in B, 5x10min in V and 5x8min in I |
| Location of Image: | Virgo |
| Field of View: | 13.1 x 14.3 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is down |
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