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In memoriam Halton C. Arp (1927-2013).


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NGC 3432 (Galaxy)
Also known as: Arp 206
Right ascension: 10h 53m Declination: 36° 37'
Constellation: Leo Minor
Date/time: 2009.04.24 20:30 UT
Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
FoV: 28' Magnification and filter(s): 100x
Seeing: 4/10 Transparency: 2/5
Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

The galaxy is also in Arp's catalogue with number 206 has an interesting bent shape thanks to the nearby interactive galaxy of PGC 32617. Its brightness is defined between 11 and 13.6m according to various sources, I estimate it somewhere closer to 10 magnitudes. Three foreground stars make the view more spectacular.
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