Just east of the Coma Berenices naked-eye concenttration of stars is NGC-4565, a spiral galaxy that, due to its edge-on orientation, is one of the most striking deep space objects. On a poor night, it is an elongated blur. On a good night, it is a luminous needle with a ball in the middle. On an excellent night, it is bisected by a dark rift! This celestial sliver with its bright nuclear hub is indeed spectacular.
| NGC: | 4565 |
| OTHER NAMES: | H.V.24 |
| CLASS: | spiral galaxy |
| SIZE: | 14' x 1' |
| MAGNITUDE: | +10 |
| POSITION: | 12h 34m +26d 16' |
| CONSTELLATION: | Coma Berenices |
| DATE OF SKETCH: | 03/06/76 |
| MAGNIFICATION USED: | 70x |
