Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4485  ·  NGC 4490
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Arp 269 or the Cocoon Galaxy, Spaceyard
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Arp 269 or the Cocoon Galaxy

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Arp 269 or the Cocoon Galaxy

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This is Arp 269
It is a pair of two galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici and consists out of Ngc 4490 (left) and Ngc 4485 (right). Ngc 4490 is also known as the „cocoon galaxy.“
The galaxies are roughly 27.000.000 Lightyears away and are part of the M106 group.

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Arp 269 or the Cocoon Galaxy, Spaceyard