Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  PGC 169314  ·  PGC 169320  ·  PGC 169335  ·  PGC 40838  ·  PGC 40913  ·  PGC 40959  ·  PGC 40975  ·  PGC 40981  ·  The Eyes
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Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies, Peter Goodhew
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Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies

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Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies

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Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies - a pair of galaxies known as NGC 4435 and NGC 4438 about 52 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. They were discovered on 8 April 1784 by William Herschel. In the 2014 film Interstellar, NGC 4438 can be seen in Murphy Cooper's notepad during the film's climactic sequence.

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Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies, Peter Goodhew