Deep sky · Galaxy in Coma Berenices · M 64 · NGC 4826
M 64
Black Eye Galaxy
The Black Eye Galaxy: a spiral with a dark band of dust in front of its core — a black eye.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Designations
- M 64 · NGC 4826
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Apparent magnitude
- 8.5
- Apparent size
- 11′ × 5′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 12h 57m · Dec +21° 41′
Science
Its outer gas spins the opposite way to its inner stars, probably because it swallowed a small galaxy long ago.