Talk:NGC 4565

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Move[edit]

above vote by user:Hurricane Devon
  • SUPPORT change the name to the real name. It is just a catalogue entry after all 132.205.45.110 19:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Moved, per discussion at the first link above. —Nightstallion (?) Seen this already? 07:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barred or unbarred?[edit]

I don't know too much about galaxies, but this article on barred spiral galaxies states that this galaxy is barred. - Ncoady

The page Barred spiral galaxy says that NGC 4565 is barred, but this page says it's unbarred. Which is correct? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.3.160.252 (talk) 16:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I have corrected the issue. NGC 4565 is unbarred (type is SA) per NED. WilliamKF 01:03, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
NED now lists this galaxy's morphology as "SA(s)b? edge-on". Given the "?" here, I think we should just remove the "unbarred" from the initial sentence, but probably not insert "barred" in its place, as this indicates the galaxy's morphology is still in question. --76.113.200.14 (talk) 08:21, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Explanation about the image...[edit]

May I ask why it is that the said galaxy appears to be smaller and (obviously) much thinner than the usual disk galaxy? -Pika ten10 (talk) 09:26, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Distance[edit]

How far away is this galaxy? The article says 53 million LY, but other sources say it's about 30 or 31 million LY. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/Xtra/ngc/n4565.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040409.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.61.49.221 (talk) 12:30, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel Words[edit]

I've removed the 'weasel words warning' the words in question simply explain the uncertainty about the spiral nature of the galaxy based on terrestrial observations before it was confirmed by the Spitzer Space telescope. Stub Mandrel (talk) 21:37, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Needle Galaxy 4565.jpeg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 7, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-04-07. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:54, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy, and has a population of roughly 240 globular clusters, more than the Milky Way.Photograph: Ken Crawford