Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4206  ·  NGC 4216  ·  NGC 4222
NGC4216 and friends, Shannon Calvert
NGC4216 and friends
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NGC4216 and friends

NGC4216 and friends, Shannon Calvert
NGC4216 and friends
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NGC4216 and friends

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This unusual scene of three edge-on spiral galaxies in Virgo features NGC4216 (the Silver Streak Galaxy), flanked by NGC4222 at left and NGC4206 on the right. Many more tiny background galaxies are visible throughout the field.

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NGC4216 and friends, Shannon Calvert