| Name: | NGC 4631 |
| Other names: | Whale Galaxy |
| Description: | edge on spiral galaxy |
| Ascension: | h 12 : 42.1 |
| Declanation: | +32 : 33 |
| Apparent diameter: | 17*3.5 (arc min) |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 9.8 |
| Distance: | 30 million light years! |
| Equipment: | Meade ETX 90+mod toucam+focred0.66+extra lens |
| Date / Time UTC: | 16 february 2:30 |
| Stacked : | 68 |
| Exposure time: | 20 seconds |
| Location: | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Other info: | NGC 4631 (The Whale Galaxy) mag 9.8 is an enormous
Sc type spiral galaxy seen edge-on. The galaxy is apparently distorted slightly due to the companion galaxy, NGC 4627 (mag 12.3 !) |
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