NGC 4565 or the Needle Galaxy, edge on view of a spiral galaxy located in Coma Berenices, around 40 million light years away. A prominent dust lane is visible the entire length of the galaxy. Slightly larger than our own galaxy, with over two hundred globular clusters that surround the galaxy.
NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy
- Constellation: Coma Berenices
- Right Ascension: 12h 36m 20.8s
- Declination: +25° 59′ 16″
- Distance: 40 million +/- 10 million lly
- Details
- Category: Galaxies
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: Atik 314l+