Black Eye Galaxy (M 64)
Black Eye Galaxy (M 64) is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, magnitude 8.5, 11′ × 5.3′ across.
A bright spiral with a dark band of dust across one side of its nucleus — the 'black eye' — which medium telescopes can show.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around May, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in April). It can be seen from everywhere north of 68°S and never sets north of 68°N.
At its highest it stands 62° up from 50°N, 77° up from 35°N, 68° up from the equator, 33° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Designations
- M 64, NGC 4826, Evil Eye Galaxy
- Magnitude
- 8.5
- Apparent size
- 11′ × 5.3′
- Position
- RA 12h 56.7m, Dec +21° 41′ (J2000)
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