Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 721  ·  NGC 4676  ·  The Mice
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NGC 4676, The Mice, Frank Zoltowski
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NGC 4676, The Mice

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NGC 4676, The Mice

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NGC 4676, better know as the Mice, are two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices. They are also known as Arp242 and PGC 43062/43065. They are about 290 million light years distant. The northern galaxy is NGC4676A and has the straight tail pointing north. The other is NGC4676B with the curved tail to the south east. The smudge just to the southwest of NGC4676B is a small galaxy as noted on the HST images. PGC 1911584 is the small galaxy to the south of the Mice at the bottom of the frame.

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NGC 4676, The Mice, Frank Zoltowski