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Arp 84
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Arp 84 is the combination of gravitationally-interacting galaxies NGC 5395 and NGC 5394. They are around 165 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Canes Venatici and are receding from Earth at 3,510 kilometers per second.
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Nomenclature
: Arp 83, NGC 5394, NGC 5395
Right Ascension: 13:58:35
Declination: 37:26:06
Discovery: William Herschel on May 16, 1787
Size: 1.3x1.9 and 1.3x2.7 arc min

EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 56x300 bin 1x1
Red: 12x300 bin 1x1
Green: 12x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 11x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 7.6 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.163 degrees
Capture dates: 16-17 April 2021
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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