Image of Arp 282, also known as NGC 169 and NGC 169A, from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Halton Arp (1966).

In the original catalog, it was in the category: Double and multiple galaxies - Infall and attraction. NGC 169 (left) and NGC 169A (right) are interacting, creating streams of stars, gas and dust that visibly link the pair of galaxies.

Source: https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp71.html

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