NGC 5279

NGC 5279 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 450 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is part of the Arp 466 interacting galaxy pair, along with its companion galaxy, NGC 5278. NGC 5279 is designated as peculiar galaxy due to its disturbed morphology, likely caused by gravitational interactions with NGC 5278. The interaction between the two galaxies is believed to be a relatively slow process, with tidal forces stretching and distorting both galaxies over millions of years. The system is of interest to astronomers studying galaxy evolution and the effects of galaxy mergers.