Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3059  ·  IC 3066  ·  IC 771  ·  IC 874  ·  IC 879  ·  NGC 4189  ·  NGC 4193  ·  NGC 4206  ·  NGC 4216  ·  NGC 4222
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NGC 4216 & friends, Dickvantatenhove
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NGC 4216 is the brightest of three edge-on systems in the constellation of Virgo. It is a Mixed Spiral Galaxy (SABb) shining at mag 10.3 with an angular size of 7.9’x1.7′ at a distance of 55 million light-years. The true diameter of the galaxy measures about 91’000 light-years, which is about the dimension of the Milky Way.
The companions of NGC 4216 are NGC 4222 in the  left corner (mag 13.3) and NGC 4206 lower right (mag 12.3), all at about the same distance from earth.

integration LRGB, time 5,5 hours. subs 180 sec. Almere haven - Bortle 6 location

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NGC 4216 & friends, Dickvantatenhove