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

Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies, Rich Taylor
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies

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The Whale and the Hockeystick are two galaxies are found in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 4631, the Whale, is the larger and brighter of the two located about 30 million ly from Earth. NGC 4631 has a nearby dwarf elliptical galaxy, NGC 4627, as a companion. This is a rare example of a double galaxy. NGC 4656, the Hockey Stick - also known as the Crowbar Galaxy, is a highly warped barred spiral galaxy. Its distinctive shape is due to a *recent* gravitational interaction with NGC 4631. The "hook" of the galaxy is also listed as its own object, NGC 4657.

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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies, Rich Taylor