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Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy facts > Fast Facts: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy
| Name | NGC 4013 |
| Description | An edge-on spiral galaxy |
| Location | Found in the northern constellation Ursa Major |
| Distance from Earth | About 17 megaparsecs (55 million light-years) |
| Size | The entire galaxy is 26 kiloparsecs (85,000 light-years) in length. |
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An edge-on view of spiral galaxy NGC 4013
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Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy facts > Fast Facts: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy