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Arp 9

Camelopardalis
Category: Split arm

NGC 2523. The galaxy has both a bar and a beautiful ring-like structure. Arp has classified it as a split-arm group type of galaxy. This can easily be seen to the upper left (NE).

Mag 12.6
Type SB(r)bc

Redshift is 0,01157 (3468 km/s)

Photo: 2000-08-26, 12" f/10, 480 sec

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Arp 9 photo from Arp's original 1966 article showing the peculiar and disturbed arms.