Observation by Mark Fairfax: NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 Apr 30 - 01:29

Uploaded

2022 May 02 - 17:22

Objects

NGC4565

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 12^h36^m
Dec: +25°59'
Position angle: +37°59'

Field size

0°30' × 0°19'

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope Classic

Exposure

20mins

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices

Title

NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy

About this image

NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral Galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away and magnitude +12.4

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