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NGC 4651

NGC 4651, nicknamed the “Umbrella Galaxy,” is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices about 50–70 million light‑years away. It displays an umbrella-shaped tidal stellar stream, stretching ~100,000 light‑years from its disk, formed from the remains of a smaller galaxy it accreted.

Source: science.nasa.gov

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