NGC 4565
In the constellation of Coma Berenices. About 2.5 degrees from the star γ Comae Berenices we find NGC 4565, also called the Needle Galaxy: the name comes from its particular position, seen perfectly edge-on from our point of view. It lies 52 million light-years away and has a shape and size very similar to our own Milky Way, rather like looking at yourself in a mirror from 50 million light-years away…
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