Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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NGC 4656 and NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, Maciej
NGC 4656 and NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4656 and NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4656 and NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, Maciej
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NGC 4656 and NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4656 is a very interesting galaxy qualified as Sbm type, but strongly distorted by its neibourgh - NGC 4631 called Whale Galaxy.

Common name for NGC 4656 is Hockey Stick Galaxy. Both located in Canes Venatici.

LRGB: L: 18x600 sec, RGB 12x600 sec each channel.

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