Image of Arp 23, also known as NGC 4618, from Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies (1966).

In the original catalog it was in the category: Spiral galaxies - One-armed. Its unusual shape may come from interactions with its companion.
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp6.html
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