ARP 147

Alt. Designations:

IC 298, ARP 147

Object Type:

collision of galaxies

Constellation:

Cetus

Distance:

400 mly

Right Ascension:

03h 11m 18.3s

Declination:

+01° 18´ 57"

Visual Magnitude:

14.8

Apparent Dimension:

0.5 'x 0.4'

Best Month To View:

Nov

IC 298 (also known as Arp 147) is a pair of galaxies in the constellation of Cetus and is about 400 million light years from the earth. A portion of IC 298 is a rare ring galaxy, formed by the collision of the two galaxies.