Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565
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NGC4565 (Needle Galaxy), KuriousGeorge
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NGC4565 (Needle Galaxy)

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NGC4565 (Needle Galaxy), KuriousGeorge
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NGC4565 (Needle Galaxy)

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NGC 4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy. Much speculation exists in the literature as to the nature of the central bulge. In the absence of clear-cut dynamical data on the motions of stars in the bulge, the photometric data alone cannot adjudge among various options put forth. However, its exponential shape suggested that it is a barred spiral galaxy.

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