Luminous infrared galaxy in the constellation Serpens
Arp 220
A combination of James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope data showing a new view infrared galaxy Arp 220
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Serpens
Right ascension
15h 34m 57.1s[1]
Declination
+23° 30′ 11″[1]
Redshift
0.01840 +/- 0.00002[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity
5434 ± 7 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.9[1]
Characteristics
Type
S?[1]
Size
33.7 kpc (110,000 ly)
Apparent size (V)
1′.5 x 1′.2[1]
Other designations
IC 1127,[1] IC 4553,[1]
UGC 9913,[1] PGC 55497[1]
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Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two galaxies which are now in the process of merging. It is the 220th object in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
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