| Object Data |
| Description |
NGC4565 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies
that does not carry a Messier designation. Over the years, I have spent
many hours staring up at it through a wide field eyepiece. It is extremely
thin with a well defined dust lane and it has a relatively small central
bulge. |
| Constellation |
Coma Berenices, Berenice's Hair |
| Right Ascension |
12h 36m 30s |
| Declination |
+25° 58' 11" |
| Magnitude |
10.3 |
| Angular size |
14.9 arcminutes |
| Distance |
9.7 megaparsecs (31 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
1227 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/3.3 (1015mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
752 x 580 @ 1.8 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Ten exposures of two minutes each. Aligned, stacked,
and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 7, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in central
South Florida. |
