Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD109628  ·  IC 3578  ·  NGC 4564  ·  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568  ·  Siamese Twins
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NGC 4567/8 - Butterfly Galaxies, Dionysus
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NGC 4567/8 - Butterfly Galaxies

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NGC 4567/8 - Butterfly Galaxies

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NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies or Siamese Twins) are a pair of unbarred spiral galaxies in an early stage of interaction, located about 60 million light years away in Virgo.

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NGC 4567/8 - Butterfly Galaxies, Dionysus

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Rarely Imaged Small DSOs