NGC 4437

NGC 4437
NGC 4437

NGC 4437 is a spiral galaxy 70 million light years away (NED_IPAC estimate) in Virgo; it is seen edge on.
The bright core is nearly completely obscured by dust.
There is also a second dust disk which is somewhat unusual. There are also an estimated 17 dwarf satellite galaxies surrounding NGC 4437.

Imaged in LRGB on our CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile

Image Acquisition and Processing: Mike Selby

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