Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy LRGB, Eric Smith
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NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy LRGB

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NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy LRGB

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NGC 4565  lies at a distance of approximately 40 million light years from our own Galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its size is approximately 162,000 light years across at the longest edge and 20, 000 light years at the centre bulge.

To the lower right of NGC 4565 is the smaller galaxy NGC 4562. This small galaxy is moving away from NGC 4565 at the rate of 123,000 km per second.

Imaged over 3 nights from my home in Gérgal, Spain.

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NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy LRGB, Eric Smith