Object name: ARP288
Designation(s): ARP288, NGC5221, NGC5222, NGC5226, NGC5230,
ARP 288 is a triple galaxy system in the very northeast corner of Virgo about 320 million light-years away. Arp put it in his catalog under Wind Effects. Apparently referring to the northern member of the trio, NGC 5221. It has some faint but huge plumes. South of it is the odd galaxy pair of NGC 5222. It consists of a small blue spiral and a larger golden elliptical galaxy. Arp\'s comment refers to NGC 5221 when it says: \"Streamers in both directions from edge of spiral\". Why he included the pair that is NGC 5222 I\'m not sure. They are related in that their redshift is about the same but neither shows distortion that could easily explain NGC 5221\'s plumes.NED classes NGC 5221 as Sb. I\'d have thought the plumes would earn it a pec designation but apparently not. The spiral itself is quite ordinary looking though I suspect that is due to our highly tilted viewing angle. One note at NED says it is a barred spiral. NGC 5222 is an odd pair of galaxies, a small blue Sa spiral and a far larger elliptical (E). The spiral has some distortion, best seen on the Sloan or Arp images. Redshift puts them about 3 million light years further away though this is likely due to their motion about a common center of gravity rather than a real difference. Still, these two have virtually the same redshift indicating a closer relationship. The papers I found consider the elliptical as the cause of NGC 5221\'s plumes. I\'m not so sure. The distortion to the much smaller and likely nearer blue companion is not nearly as great yet such a tiny galaxy should be greatly distorted. Though if the interaction is just starting this would be the case. Still, I\'m not convinced.The other large galaxy in the image is NGC 5230, an M101 like spiral. It has a redshift distance of 324 million light years. One note at NED says it might be distorted by the elliptical NGC 5222. Again I\'m having problems with this. Shouldn\'t the elliptical show some distortion after interacting with two large and one small galaxy? I can understand the small one but not the other two. Would it be more likely that NGC 5221\'s plumes are due to it interacting with NGC 5230 in the distant past? Seems more likely to me. Nothing I found in the literature suggests it, however. Both were discovered by William Herschel on April 12, 1784 but aren\'t in either Herschel 400 observing program.There are quite a few other galaxies in the group in my image. The largest after these three is NGC 5226, the small spiral north of NGC 5221. At a redshift distance of 346 million light-years, it could be a distant member though again this might be due to its motion relative the rest rather than a true distance difference.All possible members with redshift data are shown by name in the annotated image. Those without a catalog designation are too distant to be considered possible members of the Arp 288 group. Arp\'s image:http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Figures/big_arp288.jpeg14\" LX200R @ f/10, L=4x10\' RGB=2x10\'x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME
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Alternate Designation(s): 2MASS J13345589+1349568, 2MASS J13345607+1349567, 2MASS J13350362+1355198, 2MASS J13353187+1340342, 2MASX J13345590+1349571, 2MASX J13350365+1355200, 2MASX J13353188+1340344, 2MASXi J1334559+134957, 2MASXi J1335036+135520, 2MASXi J1335318+134034, 2MFGC 10941, AGC 231050, ALFALFA 1-611, ALFALFA 1-613, ALFALFA 1-615, ARP 288, ARP 288 NED03, ARP288, ASK 441319.0, CGCG 073-039, CGCG 073-040, CGCG 073-043, CGCG 1332.5+1400, CGCG 1332.5+1405, CGCG 1333.1+1356, ECO 04180, ECO 04188, ECO 06361, HDCE 0807 NED002, HDCE 0807 NED003, HIPASS J1335+13, IRAS 13330+1355, IRAS F13324+1405, IRAS F13330+1355, KPG 383, LDCE 0985 NED005, LDCE 0985 NED006, MAPS-NGP O_499_0014145, MAPS-NGP O_499_0026909, MAPS-NGP O_499_0038641, MCG +02-35-005, MCG +02-35-006, MCG +02-35-009, NFGS 140, NGC 5221, NGC 5222, NGC 5226, NGC 5230, NGC5221, NGC5222, NGC5226, NGC5230, NSA 076017, NSA 143645, NSA 163737, NVSS J133455+134957, PGC 047869, PGC 047871, PGC 047877, PGC 047932, SDSS J133503.61+135519.7, SDSS J133503.62+135519.8, SDSS J133531.87+134034.2, SSTSL2 J133531.88+134034.2, UGC 08558, UGC 08559, UGC 08573, USGC U549 NED01, USGC U549 NED02, UZC J133455.9+134957, UZC J133531.9+134034, UZC-CG 196 NED02, UZC-CG 196 NED03, VIII Zw 325, VV 315, VV 315b, [M98j] 203 NED01, [M98j] 203 NED02, [M98j] 203 NED03, [TTL2012] 193874, [ZSK75] 1332.5+1405,