Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  PGC 1981071  ·  PGC 1983264
NGC 4656 Crowbar Galaxy, Jerry Macon
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NGC 4656 Crowbar Galaxy

NGC 4656 Crowbar Galaxy, Jerry Macon
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NGC 4656 Crowbar Galaxy

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NGC 4656/57 is a highly warped barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici and is sometimes informally called the Hockey Stick Galaxies or the Crowbar Galaxy. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4631 Group. A Luminous Blue Variable in "super-outburst" was discovered in NGC 4656/57 on March 21, 2005.

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Note the lovely little spiral galaxy just above NGC 4656.

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NGC 4656 Crowbar Galaxy, Jerry Macon

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