Arp 240 is a pair of interacting spiral galaxies located in the constellation Virgo.
The two galaxies are listed together as Arp 240 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
Both galaxies are distorted by the gravitational interaction, and both are connected by a tidal bridge, as can be seen in images of these galaxies.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5258: SN 2020dko (type Ia, mag.
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