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 NGC 4565 on DSS2 all sky survey; 0.3° view | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12 36 20.8 |
| Declination | +25° 59′ 16″ |
| Redshift | 1230 ± 5 km/s |
| Distance | 53 ± 4 Mly (16.2 ± 1.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.42 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)b? |
| Apparent size (V) | 15′.90 × 1′.85 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7772, PGC 42038 | |
NGC 4565 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 20 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The 10th magnitude galaxy sits perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy and is almost directly above the North Galactic Pole (in the same way Polaris is located above the Earth's North Pole).
It is also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First spotted in 1785 by Uranus' discoverer, Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), this is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy. Visible through a small telescope, some sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed.
External links
- NGC 4565
- NGC 4565 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4565. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
- Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. doi:10.1086/345430.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - NGC4565 at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040409.html
- Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565 at http://www.eso.org/gallery/v/ESOPIA/Galaxies/phot-24a-05.tif.html
- NGC4565 at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040409.html
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