Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 Whale and NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxies, Indy Backyard Astro
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NGC 4631 Whale and NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxies

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NGC 4631 Whale and NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxies, Indy Backyard Astro
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NGC 4631 Whale and NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxies

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NGC 4631 is a barred spiral galaxy commonly known as the Whale Galaxy roughly 25 million ly away.  NGC 4656 is a highly warped barred spiral galaxy commonly refered to as the Hockey Stick or Crowbar Galaxy and is roughly 30 million ly away.

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NGC 4631 Whale and NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxies, Indy Backyard Astro

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