Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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Needle Galaxy * NGC 4565, Johannes Teupen
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Needle Galaxy * NGC 4565

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Needle Galaxy * NGC 4565, Johannes Teupen
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Needle Galaxy * NGC 4565

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NGC 4565 or Caldwell 38 is an spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The distance to earth is about 40 million lightyears. Its diameter is 192.000 ly. Since we only see the narrow edge of the galaxy from earth, it is also known as the "Needle galaxy".

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Needle Galaxy * NGC 4565, Johannes Teupen