Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4564  ·  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568  ·  Siamese Twins
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Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies, sydney
Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies
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Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies

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Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies, sydney
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Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies

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Spiral galaxies NGC4567 and 4568 are in the early stages of colliding and merging. The galaxy at upper left is the elliptical galaxy NGC4564. They are all part of the Virgo cluster.

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Siamese Twins/Butterfly Galaxies, sydney