Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
Also known as M64 · M 64 · Black Eye Galaxy · NGC 4826 · Evil Eye Galaxy
Black Eye Galaxy (M64) is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, about 17.29 million light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape SABa) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Position (J2000) | 12h 56m 43s, +21° 40′ |
| Distance | 17.29 million light-years (its light set off about 17.29 million years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 8.52 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 11′ × 6.2′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 1,024 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Black Eye Galaxy (M64) is highest in the sky at midnight in April. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 88° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 62°. To see it you need binoculars.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Coma Berenices
- Coma Pinwheel (M99)
- M53 (NGC 5024)
- M85 (NGC 4382)
- M88 (NGC 4501)
- M91 (NGC 4548)
- M98 (NGC 4192)
- M100 (NGC 4321)
- Mice Galaxies
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits