Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD110136  ·  IC 3633  ·  IC 3634  ·  NGC 4596  ·  NGC 4608
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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan with Galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596, JHayes
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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan with Galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596

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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan with Galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596, JHayes
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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan with Galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596

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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan when it was about 75 Million Km from Earth. It has an orbital period just over 6 years.

I did not realize that galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596 would be in the frame until the first exposure came up, they are about 55 million light-years away from us. They were a marvelous surprise to me, and I'm very happy with the level of detail that came through from the 3 hours of integration time.

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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan with Galaxies NGC 4608 and NGC 4596, JHayes