March 14
Interacting Galaxies Arp 297
Observed in 1999
Arp 297 is a pair of interacting galaxies that consists of NGC 5754, the large spiral at the top, and NGC 5752, the smaller companion at the bottom left. NGC 5754's internal structure has hardly been disturbed, but it does have some kinked arms just beyond its inner ring.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope