NGC 4656 and NGC 4657
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| NGC 4656/7 | |
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 NGC 4656/7. Credit: Scott Anttila. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 43m 57.7s[2] |
| Declination | +32° 10′ 05″[2] |
| Redshift | 646 km/s[2] |
| Type | SB(s)m pec[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 12′.9[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[2] |
| Notable features | Interacting galaxy pair |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7907,[2] PGC 42863[2] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The pair is sometimes informally called the Hockey Stick Galaxies or the Crowbar Galaxy. Both galaxies are members of the NGC 4631 Group.
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- ^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933-34651-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4656. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
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