Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3543  ·  IC 3546  ·  IC 3571  ·  IC 3582  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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The Needle Galaxy: NGC 4565, Prabhakaran
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The Needle Galaxy: NGC 4565

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The Needle Galaxy: NGC 4565

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NGC 4565 is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy, oriented perpendicularly to our line of sight so that we see right into its luminous disc. NGC 4565 has been nicknamed the Needle Galaxy because, when seen in full, it appears as a very narrow streak of light in the sky. It is located in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. An assortment of other background galaxies is included in the pretty field of view, with the neighboring galaxy NGC 4562 at the bottom left. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years.

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The Needle Galaxy: NGC 4565, Prabhakaran