NGC 4485 (upper) and NGC 4490 (lower) are colliding galaxies in the Canes Venatici constellation. They are also known as Herschel H197-1 and H198-1 respectively. The pair are in the Arp catalog of “peculiar galaxies” as Arp 269, a bridging galaxy duo.
Image taken using the 32-inch Schulman telescope with STX camera on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Data capture and reduction by Adam Block, University of Arizona. LRGB processing by JDS using CCDStack and Photoshop CS6.
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