NGC 4656 and NGC 4657
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
| NGC 4656/7 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4656/7. Credit: Scott Anttila. | |
| 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] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)m pec[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 12.9′[2] |
| Notable features | similar to SMC |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7907,[2] PGC 42863,[2] Hockey Stick Galaxies, Crowbar Galaxy | |
See also
References
- 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.
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4656. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- "The Hockey Stick Galaxy". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
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- Hockey Stick (NGC 4656)
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