Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Black-eye galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826  ·  PGC 1654945  ·  PGC 1656969  ·  PGC 1657695
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The Black Eye Galaxy, Messier 64

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The Black Eye Galaxy, Messier 64

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The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier the next year. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye", "Evil Eye", or "Sleeping Beauty" galaxy.

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The Black Eye Galaxy, Messier 64, Boris US5WU