NGC 4622

NGC 4622 is the name of a spiral galaxy about 60 Mpc (200 million light years) from Earth. As was discovered by American astronomers NGC 4622 rotates forward with their spiral arms, which is a rarity in the universe. Because usually drag the galaxies their spiral arms behind him. Inside this galaxy is also located another spiral arm behaves normally. This peculiar behavior of NGC 4622 probably stems ago by a collision with another galaxy.

The galaxy was discovered on 5 June 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

Centaurus Declination Radial velocity Light-year New General Catalogue Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies List of NGC objects NGC 4603 NGC 4605 NGC 4609 NGC 4618 NGC 4625 NGC 4627 NGC 4634 NGC 4639
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