NGC 4565

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NGC 4565
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 36m 20.8s[1]
Declination +25° 59′ 16″[1]
Redshift 1230 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance 53 ± 4 Mly (16.2 ± 1.3 Mpc)[2]
Type SA(s)b?[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 15′.90 × 1′.85[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.42[1]
Other designations
UGC 7772,[1] PGC 42038[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4565 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4565. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
  2. ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712–726. doi:10.1086/345430. 


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