The Virgo constellation
I used NGC 4425 as the centering coordinates for this image. Multiple galaxies are within the field of view. These include components of Markarian’s Chain, the Great Galactic Face, The “Eyes,” and another 10 galaxies. The Virgo constellation is chalk full of galaxies. Be sure to look at my annotated version in Astrobin. It identifies all the galaxies in the image. It also provides the acquisition details for the photo.
NGC 4425 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo in the equatorial region. NGC 4425’s distance from Earth is 54.7 million light years. NGC 4425 is cataloged in the New General Catalogue (NGC). This catalogue is a list of deep space objects. John Louis Emil Dreyer compiled it in 1888. His work was an update to John Herschel’s earlier work. NGC 4425 is not a Messier Object and doesn’t have a Messier Number. The galaxy is separate and distinct, not in Milky Way galaxy or The Solar System.
When we observe the NGC 4425, we are not looking at it as it currently appears. Instead, we see it as it used to appear 54.7 million years ago, given how long light takes to reach us from there.
NGC 4425 is situated close to the celestial equator. Thus, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year.
Each of the 20+ galaxies in this image have a history, a unique story.
