NGC 3229 - Arp 263
Leo
Penryn, California
March 2005
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15 minutes each
NGC 3239 is an irregular galaxy
classified Irr B. Hargis et.al. (1999) indicate NGC 3229 shows signs of
both early and late effects of interaction with another galaxy but do not
identify the galaxy. Note the faint tidal tails.