Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3488  ·  IC 3502  ·  IC 3508  ·  IC 3531  ·  IC 3533  ·  IC 3536  ·  IC 3543  ·  IC 3546  ·  IC 3565  ·  IC 3571  ·  IC 3582  ·  IC 3599  ·  IC 3618  ·  IC 3626  ·  NGC 4555  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565
NGC4565 - Galaxy on Edge, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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NGC4565 - Galaxy on Edge

NGC4565 - Galaxy on Edge, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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NGC4565 - Galaxy on Edge

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NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and has a visual magnitude of approximately 10. It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.

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NGC4565 - Galaxy on Edge, Sergiy_Vakulenko

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