NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 4565 |
| Common name: | Needle Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 10.8 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 10.0 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 7.16 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 6.31 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:36:20.78 |
| Declination: | 25:59:15.60 |
| Major axis: | 16.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 135° |
| Radial velocity: | 1258 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00421 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula