ARP 188

Alt. Designations: UGC 10214, ARP 188
Object Type: barred spiral galaxy
Constellation: Draco
Distance: 400 Mly
Right Ascension: 16h 06m 03.9s
Declination: +55° 25' 32"
Visual Magnitude: 14.4
Apparent Dimension: 3.6'  x  0.8'
Best Month To View: May

The Tadpole Galaxy is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 400 million light years from Earth toward the northern constellation Draco. Its most dramatic features are a trail of stars about 280 thousand light-years long and massive, bright blue star clusters.