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NGC NGC 4656

Hockey Stick Galaxy

Galaxy
Canes Venatici
Intermediate

Distorted galaxy near NGC 4631.

Angular size
15′ × 3′
Magnitude
10.5
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Catalog IDs
NGC 4656
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 11
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron EdgeHD 11 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 78% of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.26° × 0.26°
Scale 0.31″/px
Target fills 98% of frame
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Astro-Tech AT12RC + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.27° × 0.27°
Scale 0.32″/px
Target fills 94% of frame
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Related galaxys

NGC NGC 3628
Hamburger Galaxy
NGC NGC 4631
Whale Galaxy
NGC NGC 6822
Barnard's Galaxy
NGC NGC 891
Silver Sliver Galaxy
NGC NGC 4565
Needle Galaxy
Messier M83
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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