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galex_glx2013-03r_img03 June 28th, 2013

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

This image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows NGC 4565, one of the nearest and brightest galaxies not included in the famous list by 18th-century comet hunter Charles Messier.

From Earth, we have an edge-on view of this galaxy, located about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

The galaxy is very nearly perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy and is situated near the galactic pole. It is more luminous than the Andromeda galaxy, and if our view had been face-on, it would have been one of the most spectacular galaxies in the sky.

Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Source: http://galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2013-03r_img03.html

Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: Public Domain

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Image Type: Observation

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 36m 20.8s; DEC = 25° 59’ 15.7”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 37.5 x 37.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	GALEX (FUV)	Ultraviolet (Far-UV)	150.0 nm
	GALEX (NUV)	Ultraviolet (Near-UV)	230.0 nm

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ID: glx2013-03r_img03
Subject Category
Subject Name
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Release Date: 2013-06-28
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: http://galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2013-03r_img03.html

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: GALEX, GALEX
Instrument: FUV, NUV
Color Assignment: Blue, Yellow

Band: Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: Far-UV, Near-UV
Central Wavelength: 150, 230

Start Time
Integration Time: 1542.05
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000
Reference Value: 189.08667, 25.987694
Reference Dimension: 1500, 1500

Reference Pixel: 750.5, 750.5
Scale: -4.16666666666667e-04, 4.16666666666667e-04
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): Galaxy Evolution Explorer
URL: http://www.galex.caltech.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 1200 E. California Blvd.
City: Pasadena
State/Province: CA

Postal Code: 91125
Country: USA
Rights: Public Domain

Publisher: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Publisher ID: galex
Resource ID

Resource URL: /image/galex/glx2013-03r_img03
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Metadata Date: 2013-06-27 14:59:14 -0700
Metadata Version: 1.1

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