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  • NGC 4631, NGC 4627, NGC 4656

    NGC 4631, NGC 4627, NGC 4656

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    Luca Zanini
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    In this photo there are three galaxies all interacting with each other.In the lower left you can see NGC 4631, also known as the Whale Galaxy; it is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici, about 25 million light years from Earth.It is observed edge-on and has a strongly distorted structure,…