Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4517
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NGC 4517, John Bozeman
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NGC 4517

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NGC 4517

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NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.] It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

Three panel mosaic from SDSS DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)

Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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Red - r
Green - g
Blue - g

Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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NGC 4517, John Bozeman