NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy (LRGB)
Wed Apr 05 2023
Added color data
About this object
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair)
- Apparent magnitude
- 10.9
- Apparent size
- 16.8′ × 2.9′
- Catalogue designations
- NGC 4565
The Needle Galaxy is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). It shines at about magnitude 10.9 and spans roughly 16.8′ × 2.9′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia V-Pro Luminance 31 mm: 208 × 30s (1h 44m)
- Total integration: 1h 44m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia V-Pro Luminance 31 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Accessories: Celestron 0.63X SCT Reducer (94175)
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.