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NGC 4565 is one of the so-called classic “edge-on” galaxies. This galaxy was missed by Messier and was discovered by Herschel. It is quite bright and large and a conspicuous dust lane crosses across the nucleus of the galaxy. In this web page you will be able to see several other edge-on galaxies, notably M 104 and NGC 891.
Additional Information
Object
Name(s): NGC 4565. Caldwell 38. Needle Galaxy
Type: Spiral galaxy
RA: 12h 36m 20s
Dec: +25º 59’ 22”
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Size (arcmin): 15.8×2
Magnitude: +9.6
Distance: 42 Mly
Image
Date: 2014-04-05
Location: Corbera de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia
Size (arcmin): 37×27
Telescope: Celestron 11” HD f/10
Camera: FLI ML6303 (3072x2048pix)
Guiding: Orion SSAG/Nikkor 500mm f/8
Total exposure: 63 min (L. 21 min; RGB: 42 min)
Processing: CCDStack, Photoshop CC 2016 and PixInsight