Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4535
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NGC 4535, Michael J. Mangieri
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NGC 4535

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NGC 4535, Michael J. Mangieri
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NGC 4535

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NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy located some 54 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and is located 4.3° from Messier 87. The galactic plane of NGC 4535 is inclined by an angle of 43° to the line of sight from the Earth. (Wikipedia)

In a report on the Nasa Hubble web site the following comment was made about this galaxy:  "NGC 4535 has a hazy, somewhat ghostly, appearance when viewed from a smaller telescope. This led amateur astronomer Leland S. Copeland to nickname NGC 4535 the “Lost Galaxy” in the 1950s."  Not sure if this image is also showing the hazy appearance - probably more likely due to the sky conditions when it was imaged.  Nonetheless, this is one of my favorite galaxies.

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NGC 4535, Michael J. Mangieri