NGC-4565

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