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Arp 295 consists of MCG-01-60-021 (PGC 72139, VV 34/a and others) below MCG-01-60-022 (PGC 72155, VV 34b and others). These appear to be located approximately 300 million light-years away in Aquarius.
Imaged October 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th, 2019 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
I am not familiar with this target. I didn't understand the line between the two galaxies in the middle of the frame, and there weren't any other directional lines in the image, so it must be associated with the target. I looked it up online and it is listed as an "interacting galaxy pair".