Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 · galaxy
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Striking thin edge-on spiral with a central dust lane, in Coma Berenices.
| Vis magnitude | 9.6 |
|---|---|
| Apparent size | 16×3′ (major 0.16e2′) |
| RA / Dec (J2000) | 12.6058h / 25.9880° |
| Altitude / Azimuth | 77.0° / 177.6° |
| Rise · Transit · Set | 13:27 · 21:02 · 04:42 |
| Transit altitude | 77.0° |
| Above-min interval | 1:31pm–4:38am |
| Suitability | redcat — RedCat: fits comfortably; MiniCat: too small |
| Source | seed |