Galaxies NGC 4438 and NGC 4435 in Virgo

by: Jim Misti/Novapix
Reference: a-gax44-38001
Date: 2007-04-29

These interacting galaxies (NGC 4438 at left and NGC 4435 at right) lie in the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster at about 50 million light years away. NGC 4438 (Arp 120) is a peculiar galaxy with a supermassive black hole in its center.

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