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NGC 4656
Canes Venatici
Penryn, California
June 2003
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15-10-10-10 minutes

NGC 4656 is a distorted  edge-on spiral galaxy which is interacting with nearby galaxy NGC 4631.   Some studies suggest the galaxy is a barred - cartwheel type galaxy.  NGC 4656 is at 30 million light years distance.