NGC 4567
DSS image of NGC 4567
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 4567, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 4567
The Siamese Twins

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  11.3
Size  3.1' x 3' @ 85°
Right Ascension  12h 36' 32.6"  (2000)
Declination  11° 15' 29" N
Constellation  Virgo
Description  vF, L, np of Dneb
Classification  Sbc
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
May 24, 2006    Gila, NM (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

A great pair of matched galaxies side by side, easy to see where the name came from, bright, no distinct core, no structure visible in the halo, elongated 2:1 E-W with the east end in contact with NGC4568, the bright galaxy NGC4564 visible 10' north
Other Data Sources for NGC 4567
Nearby objects for NGC 4567
29 objects found within 60'
20 Virginis IC 3481 IC 3483
IC 3489 IC 3490 IC 3499
IC 3509 IC 3510 IC 3542
IC 3548 IC 3558 IC 3566
IC 3572 IC 3573 IC 3577
IC 3578 IC 3584 IC 3604
IC 3607 IC 3608 IC 3624
IC 3625 IC 3638 Messier 58
NGC 4528 NGC 4550 NGC 4554
NGC 4564 NGC 4568
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NGC 4567