Eyes Galaxies

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)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 27m 45.6s(J2000)
Declination+13° 00' 31" (J2000)
Redshift0.002638/0.000237
Distance52 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)+10
Absolute magnitude (V)12
Characteristics
TypeSB0/SA(s)O/a pec
Apparent size (V)2.35 × 1.43/8.5 × 3.2
Notable featuresInteracting
Other designations
NGC 4435-8, Arp 120, VV 188 VCC 1030, VCC 1043
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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.