Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565)
Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565) is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, magnitude 10.1 (blue), 17′ × 2.9′ across.
The finest edge-on spiral in the northern sky: a long, thin needle of light with a bright central bulge split by a dark dust lane.
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 March). It can be seen from everywhere north of 64°S and never sets north of 64°N.
At its highest it stands 66° up from 50°N, 81° up from 35°N, 64° up from the equator, 29° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Designations
- NGC 4565, C 38
- Magnitude
- 10.1 (blue)
- Apparent size
- 17′ × 2.9′
- Position
- RA 12h 36.3m, Dec +25° 59′ (J2000)
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