Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies, Bruce Donzanti
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies

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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies

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The Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies are actually 4 galaxies making up the NGC 4631 Group: NGC 4631 (Whale Galaxy, brightest member of the group); Interactive Galaxies NGC 4656 & NGC 4657; and NGC 4627 (dwarf elliptical galaxy which is companion to NGC 4631).

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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies, Bruce Donzanti

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