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NGC 3310 - Arp 217 
Ursa Major
Penryn, California
March/April 2006
M 250 @ f9.3 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15 minute subs

NGC 3310 is an starburst galaxy that merged with another galaxy in the recent past (astronomical time scale).  NGC 3310 is classified SBb-b/P and is at 47 Mly  

Note the tidal tails surrounding the galaxy.