Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Mice Galaxy  ·  NGC 4676
Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B, François Régembal
Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B
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Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B

Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B, François Régembal
Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B
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Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B

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Arp 242 (aka NGC4676A and B or IC819 and IC820) are called the Mice Galaxies. Discovered by William Herschel in 1785, it is a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

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Arp242 / IC819 - IC820 / NGC4676A-NGC4676B, François Régembal