Arp 273
{{short description|Pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Andromeda}}
{{ Infobox Galaxy
| image = UGC 1810 and UGC 1813 in Arp 273 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg
| caption=Image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Arp 273, a pair of interacting galaxies.
| name = Arp 273
| type = SA(s)b pec + SB(s)a pec
| epoch = J2000
| dist_ly = 300 million ly
| size_v =
| constellation name = Andromeda
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| absmag_v =
| notes =
| names = {{odlist|UGC=1810|PGC=8961|VV=323|name=Z 523-28, Z 0218.4+3909|name2=CGPG 0218.4+3909, ZW V 223, KPG 64a, UZC J022128.6+392231|Arp=273|2MASX=J02212870+3922326|MCG=+06-06-023}}, VV 323a
}}
File:Arp 273 Zoom Sequence.ogv
Arp 273 is a pair of interacting galaxies, 300 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was first described in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, compiled by Halton Arp in 1966. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, is about five times more massive than the smaller galaxy. It has a disc that is tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational pull of the companion galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813. The smaller galaxy shows distinct signs of active star formation at its nucleus, and "it is thought that the smaller galaxy has actually passed through the larger one."
One supernova has been observed in UGC 1810: SN 1962R (type unknown, mag. 15.9).[https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1962R Transient Name Server entry for SN 1962R.] Retrieved 17 July 2024.
References
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{{cite web| work=SIMBAD Astronomical Database| title=Arp 273
| url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Arp+273| accessdate=2011-04-20}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Arp 273}}
- {{youtube|id=l-y1euiI8gg|title=Space Fan News #19: Hubble Turns 21}}
- [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/11/image/b/format/web_print/ Image with information of scale & compass location] retrieved 20/09/2011
{{Catalogs|UGC=1810|Arp=273}}
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