| Object: ARP 290 (IC 195 & IC 196) | Date: 2015 October 8 |
| Peculiarity: Double galaxies with wind effects. | |
| Constellation: Aries | Time & altitude: 23.45 UT 50º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 3/5 |
| R.A: 2h 04m | Transparency (5 high): 3/5 |
| Dec: +14º 44 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitudes: 13.9 & 13.6 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy sizes (mins): 1.2 x 0.6 & 2.8 & 1.4 | Filters: None |
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Notes: Both galaxies were well seen with DV. IC 195 is a 2:1 oval aligned NW-SE. IC 196 is a patchy N-S streak without structure about three times longer than it is wide. |
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