Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Ray Blais
NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Ray Blais
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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

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The Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565, Caldwell 38) is a 9.6 visual magnitude galaxy in Coma Berenices. It is the brightest example of an edge on galaxy in the night sky and lies some 30 to 50 million light years away.

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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Ray Blais