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Capture the cosmos > Galaxies > Fast Facts: Interacting galaxies Arp 273
| Name | The pair, called Arp 273, includes large spiral galaxy, UGC 1810, and smaller companion galaxy, UGC 1813 |
| Description | A pair of interacting galaxies |
| Location | Found in the constellation Andromeda |
| Distance from Earth | Located roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth |
| Size | The image is about 260,000 light-years across |
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This photogenic group of interacting galaxies has been distorted into a shape resembling a rose. |
Capture the cosmos > Galaxies > Fast Facts: Interacting galaxies Arp 273