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Observations of the Whale Galaxy (NGC4631)

Other names The Herring Galaxy
C 32
UGC 7865
PGC 42637

Object type Galaxy

RA 12h42m

Declination 32°32' N

Constellation Canes Venatici

Part of Arp 281

Further information

Showing all 33 images


4 
0 
NGC 4631 The Whale Gal...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2025 May 29 – 21:20 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 02 – 15:15 UTC

4 
0 
NGC 4631 - Whale Galax...
Karen Smith
Obs 2025 Apr 30 – 23:35 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 01 – 12:17 UTC

2 
0 
Caldwell 32
Andy Wilson
Obs 2025 Apr 27 – 22:26 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 28 – 12:43 UTC

5 
0 
Whale Galaxy
Royston Morgan
Obs 2025 Apr 18 – 15:44 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 18 – 15:50 UTC

9 
0 
The Whale Galaxy
David Strange
Obs 2025 Apr 05 – 22:34 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 06 – 14:59 UTC

3 
0 
Galaxies NGC 4631 &...
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Apr 03 – 21:56 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 05 – 14:26 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 4656
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Feb 10 – 00:47 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 17 – 11:10 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 4631 (Caldwell 32...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Jan 20 – 02:04 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 09 – 11:51 UTC

5 
0 
Galaxy NGC 4631
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2015 May 14 – 00:56 UTC
Upload 2024 Nov 06 – 15:32 UTC

4 
0 
Arp 281 with Whale gal...
Kevin Gurney
Obs 2024 Jun 12 – 23:36 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 16 – 13:41 UTC

2 
0 
The Whale Galaxy
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2024 May 09 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2024 May 17 – 09:51 UTC

2 
0 
NGC4631, NGC 4656 and ...
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2024 Apr 09 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 10 – 14:52 UTC

9 
0 
NGCs 4631, 4627 - Whal...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2024 Mar 07 – 02:08 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 12 – 19:12 UTC

4 
0 
Caldwell 32 (NGC 4631)
Philip Terry
Obs 2023 May 19 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 02 – 13:17 UTC

6 
0 
Whale & Crowbar Ga...
Mazin Younis
Obs 2023 May 10 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2023 May 10 – 22:46 UTC

3 
0 
Whale with Hockey Stic...
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2023 Apr 19 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2023 May 06 – 16:34 UTC

3 
0 
NGC4631 Whale Galaxy i...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2023 Apr 13 – 22:06 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 17 – 14:52 UTC

4 
0 
The Whale Galaxy
Jonathon Elliott
Obs 2022 Apr 03 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 13 – 20:22 UTC

4 
0 
NGC 4631 Spiral Galaxy...
Mark Fairfax
Obs 2022 Mar 27 – 00:26 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 04 – 14:05 UTC

6 
0 
NGC 4631 and NGC 4627
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Mar 27 – 20:27 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 31 – 15:30 UTC

1 
0 
C32 or Arp 281
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2022 Jan 16 – 14:18 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 16 – 14:18 UTC

7 
0 
Comet 2020 R4 ATLAS on...
Martin Mobberley
Obs 2021 May 06 – 07:43 UTC
Upload 2021 May 06 – 09:58 UTC

1 
0 
Whale & Crowbar
Andrew Carey
Obs 2021 Apr 15 – 22:37 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 16 – 07:40 UTC

2 
0 
NGC4631 C32 Whale Gala...
Mark Phillips
Obs 2021 Apr 03 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 04 – 16:01 UTC

8 
0 
NGC 4631 before and af...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Feb 03 – 01:03 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 09 – 01:07 UTC

8 
0 
NGC 4631
David Strange
Obs 2021 Feb 06 – 00:18 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 06 – 20:20 UTC

12 
1 
Supernova in NGC 4631
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Feb 03 – 23:17 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 05 – 01:21 UTC

6 
0 
AT2021biy in NGC4631
Nick James
Obs 2021 Jan 30 – 23:46 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 31 – 08:49 UTC

12 
0 
NGC 4631
George Sallit
Obs 2020 Apr 11 – 13:10 UTC
Upload 2020 May 14 – 13:21 UTC

8 
0 
The Whale and the hock...
Peter Mulligan
Obs 2020 Apr 21 – 21:07 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 22 – 12:27 UTC

7 
0 
The Whale & the Ho...
David Strange
Obs 2020 Mar 15 – 23:20 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 19 – 23:25 UTC

7 
0 
NGC 4631 The Whale gal...
Ian Papworth
Obs 2019 Dec 19 – 10:43 UTC
Upload 2019 Dec 19 – 10:44 UTC

7 
0 
NGC 4631 The Whale gal...
Ian Papworth
Obs 2019 Dec 19 – 10:41 UTC
Upload 2019 Dec 19 – 10:42 UTC
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