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NGC 4216, (NGC 4206, NGC 4222), Peter Fritzenwallner
NGC 4216, (NGC 4206, NGC 4222)
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NGC 4216, (NGC 4206, NGC 4222)

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NGC 4216, (NGC 4206, NGC 4222)

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Explanation: Some 40 million light-years distant, edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4216 is nearly 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way. Found in the dense Virgo Galaxy Cluster, NGC 4216 is centered in this deep telescopic portrait flanked by fellow Virgo cluster members NGC 4206 (right) and NGC 4222. Like other large spirals, including the Milky Way, NGC 4216 has grown by cannibalizing smaller satellite galaxies.

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NGC 4216, (NGC 4206, NGC 4222), Peter Fritzenwallner