Ethan Teng 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇹🇼 · @citizen_astro
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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy
Magnitude 9.8 barred spiral galaxy located 30 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy's slightly distorted wedge shape gives it the appearance of a herring or a whale, hence its nickname.
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