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NGC 3799/3800 - Arp 83
Leo
Penryn, California
February 2007
M 250 @ f9.3  (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15  minute subs

NGC 3800 is the larger galaxy and NGC 3799 the smaller.  The two are in contact which may eventually lead to a merger. 
Both galaxies are classified as SBb/P and are at 166 Mly.