Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Black-eye galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
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M 64, NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy, rdhand
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M 64, NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy

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M 64, NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy

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NGC 4826 (M 64)  The dust cloud obscuring part of the central core of the galaxy led to the name Black Eye Galaxy.  It is 17 million light years distant and has a diameter of 54,000 light years.

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M 64, NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy, rdhand

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