Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4517
NGC 4517 Spiral Galaxies, Jerry Macon
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NGC 4517 Spiral Galaxies

NGC 4517 Spiral Galaxies, Jerry Macon
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NGC 4517 Spiral Galaxies

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NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.

The lovely smaller galaxy on the right side is NGC 4517A ( also known as MCG 0-32-19, PGC 41578 and UGC 7685). It is a rung spiral galaxy that is about 69 million sg from Earth and is located in the constellation Virgo .

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