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> Spiral galaxy NGC 4631 in Canes Venatici

Spiral galaxy NGC 4631 in Canes Venatici

author: A.Block/MLSC/Univ.of Az/Novapix

reference: a-gax46-31006

Image Size 300 DPI: 45 * 30 cm

This huge edge-on galaxy has a small companion, an elliptical galaxy, NGC 4627, which seems to interact strongly with it.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ARP 281 - ASTRONOMY - CANES VENATICI - EDGE-ON - ELLIPTICAL GALAXY - GALAXY - INTERACTING - NGC 4627 - NGC 4631 - Sc - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -