NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - Wikipedia
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies [4] or Siamese Twins [NB 1] [5]) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away [1] in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They are …
Siamese Twins Galaxies: NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - Constellation Guide
Nov 16, 2016 · The Siamese Twins, also known as the Butterfly Galaxies, are a pair of colliding unbarred spiral galaxies located in Virgo constellation. The galaxies lie at a distance of 59.4 million light years and are members of the Virgo Cluster .
'Cosmic butterfly' wings shimmer in image of colliding galaxies
Aug 9, 2022 · Astronomers at the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i have released a stunning image that shows two spiral galaxies in the process of colliding and merging.
New image of colliding galaxies previews the fate of the Milky Way
Aug 10, 2022 · The galactic pair NGC 4567 and NGC 4568, also known as the Butterfly galaxies, have just begun to collide as gravity pulls them together.
Butterfly Galaxies - Sky & Telescope
May 12, 2024 · "NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They are part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
Astronomers Observe Pair of Colliding Spiral Galaxies
Jan 25, 2022 · NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 are a duo of unbarred spiral galaxies located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies and the Siamese Twins, these galaxies are beginning to collide and merge into each other.
NGC4567 & 4568 The Butterfly Galaxies (Eric Kallgren) - AstroBin
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies or Siamese Twins ) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They are part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
SN 2020fqv in NGC 4568 - HubbleSite
Oct 21, 2021 · Astronomers recently witnessed supernova SN 2020fqv explode inside the interacting Butterfly galaxies, located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. Researchers quickly trained NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on the aftermath.
Homing in on Cosmic Explosions - NASA Science
In April 2020, astronomers discovered a supernova inside the interacting Butterfly galaxies (NGC 4568). They quickly trained Hubble on the aftermath and got a ringside view of the supernova in the very earliest stage of exploding.
Spiral Galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC 4567
This pair of Spiral Galaxies in Virgo is known as "The Siamese Twins" or "The Butterfly Galaxies". Both are classic spiral galaxies with small bright nuclei, several knotty arms, and arm segments. Both also have a hint of an inner ring. The pair is probably a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. NGC 4568 is currently the host galaxy of Supernova ...