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Butterfly Galaxies

Butterfly Galaxies - unbarred spiral galaxy

Butterfly Galaxies , also known as the Siamese Twins, is a unbarred spiral located in the constellation Virgo .

Butterfly Galaxies is magnitude 10.9*, is 59.4 million light-years away, and is 4.6' x 2.1' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Butterfly Galaxies
      1. Alt Name:
      2. Siamese Twins
      1. Type:
      2. unbarred spiral galaxy
      1. Magnitude (m):
      2. 10.9
      1. Distance (Mly):
      2. 59.4 Mly
      1. Size:
      2. 4.6' x 2.1''
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 4567/4568

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.



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