Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3510  ·  M 58  ·  NGC 4564  ·  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568  ·  NGC 4579  ·  Siamese Twins
Siamese Twins and M58, Christian van den Berge
Siamese Twins and M58
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The Siamese Twins (NGC 4567 and NGC 4568) are a set of spiral galaxies 60 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. These galaxies are in the process of colliding and merging with each other. Also in the field of view is the beautiful galaxy M58. This galaxy is at 68 million light years from earth.

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Siamese Twins and M58, Christian van den Berge