Eyes Galaxies
The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair are members of the string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain.
| Eyes Galaxies | |
|---|---|
NGC 4438 (top) and NGC 4435 (bottom) taken by the FORS2 instrument of the Very Large Telescope in 2011 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 27m 45.6s(J2000) |
| Declination | +13° 00' 31" (J2000) |
| Redshift | 0.002638/0.000237 |
| Distance | 52 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +10 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 12 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0/SA(s)O/a pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.35 × 1.43/8.5 × 3.2 |
| Notable features | Interacting |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4435-8, Arp 120, VV 188 VCC 1030, VCC 1043 | |
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