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Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631)

The Whale Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 30 million light years away from Earth. Together with NGC 4627, it forms a "double galaxy". Nearby interacting galaxies NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 are a part of the same group.