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Spiral galaxy NGC 4631 in Canes Venatici

author: Jim Misti/Novapix

reference: a-gax46-31003

Image Size 300 DPI: 31 * 22 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:

2006 - ARP 281 - ASTRONOMY - CANES VENATICI - EDGE-ON - ELLIPTICAL GALAXY - GALAXY - INTERACTING - NGC 4627 - NGC 4631 - Sc - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -