NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellationCanes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.[3]
References
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^Neininger, N.; Dumke, M. (11 May 1999). "Intergalactic cold dust in the NGC 4631 group". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (10): 5360–5365. arXiv:astro-ph/9904302. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5360.