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NGC 4656/57 is a highly warped barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici and is sometimes informally called the Hockey Stick Galaxies or the Crowbar Galaxy. Its unusual shape is thought to be due to an interaction between NGC 4656, NGC 4631, and NGC 4627.[3] The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4631 Group. A Luminous Blue Variable in "super-outburst" was discovered in NGC 4656/57 on March 21, 2005.

Close up Hubble image of the galaxy
Close up Hubble image of the galaxy
NGC 4656/7
NGC 4656/7. Credit: Scott Anttila.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici[1]
Right ascension12h 43m 57.7s[2]
Declination+32° 10 05[2]
Redshift646 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)m pec[2]
Apparent size (V)12.9[2]
Notable featuressimilar to SMC
Other designations
UGC 7907,[2] PGC 42863,[2] Hockey Stick Galaxies, Crowbar Galaxy

See also



References


  1. R. W. Sinnott, ed. (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 978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4656. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
  3. "The Hockey Stick Galaxy". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.




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[de] NGC 4656/57

NGC 4656/57 ist eine Balkenspiralgalaxie vom Hubble-Typ SB(s)m im Sternbild Canes Venatici am Nordsternhimmel, die schätzungsweise 30 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt ist.
- [en] NGC 4656 and NGC 4657



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