Arp 273 is of a pair of interacting galaxies that form a shape resembling a rose. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted by the gravitational pull of the galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813.

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Arp 273 is of a pair of interacting galaxies that form a shape resembling a rose. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted by the gravitational pull of the galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813.