Arp 285

Ursa Major
Category: Group char, infall and attraction

The pair NGC 2854 (middle) and NGC 2856 (top left), is a pair classified as “infall and attraction” by Arp. One spiral arm is aligned towards NGC 2856. A small filament is going out north from the 2856 nucleus (not seen very clear).

Type SBb; (S)
Mag 13.8; (14.1)

Redshift is 0.00967 (2898km/s)

Photo: 2001-11-13, 12" f/10, 600 sec

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