Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
Black Eye Galaxy, M64, Nicholas Gialiris
Black Eye Galaxy, M64
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Black Eye Galaxy, M64

Black Eye Galaxy, M64, Nicholas Gialiris
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Black Eye Galaxy, M64

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The Black Eye Galaxy Messier 64, or NGC 4826, is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier the next year.

A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye", "Evil Eye", or "Sleeping Beauty" galaxy.

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Black Eye Galaxy, M64, Nicholas Gialiris