Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 or The Whale Galaxy, jrabbott
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NGC 4631 or The Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4631 or The Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4631 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Distance to Earth: 30 million light years

Magnitude: 9.8

Age: 13.27 billion years

Absolute magnitude: -20.39

Constellation: Canes Venatici

Apparent magnitude (V): 9.8

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NGC 4631 or The Whale Galaxy, jrabbott