Arp 102
Pair of interacting galaxies
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ARP 102 is a pair of interacting galaxies. The two galaxies are designated as ARP 102A and ARP 102B. They were discovered by Halton Arp in 1966.
| ARP 102 | |
|---|---|
ARP 102A near bottom, ARP 102B near center | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 17h 19m 17s |
| Declination | +49° 00′ 37″ |
| Redshift | 0.024 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (7217 ± 34) km/s |
| Distance | 0 ± 0 Mly (000 ± 00 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| Arp 102, UGC 10814, PGC 60067/70/73, CGCG 252-041, VV10a/b[2] | |
ARP 102A is a small elliptical galaxy.[3] It is classified at an E0.[4] ARP 102B is an active Seyfert galaxy.[5] It is a spiral galaxy classified as SABb[6] that contains two arms, one of which has been extremely elongated.[7]