Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 771  ·  NGC 4206  ·  NGC 4216  ·  NGC 4222
NGC 4216, jprejean
NGC 4216
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NGC 4216

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 4216, jprejean
NGC 4216
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NGC 4216

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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NGC 4216 is a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away. It is seen nearly edge-on.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.

Captured at El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

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NGC 4216, jprejean