| Black Eye Galaxy[1] | |
|---|---|
 The Black Eye Galaxy (M64) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices[2] |
| Right ascension | 12h 56m 43.7s[3] |
| Declination | +21° 40′ 58″[3] |
| Redshift | 0.001361±0.000013[3] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 408±4 km/s[3] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 400±4 km/s |
| Distance | 24 ± 2 Mly (7.36 ± 0.61 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.36[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SA(rs)ab, HIISy2 |
| Apparent size (V) | 10.71 × 5.128 moa[4] |
| Other designations | |
| M64,[3] NGC 4826,[3] UGC 8062,[3] PGC 44182,[3] Evil Eye Galaxy[4] | |
References: SIMBAD: Search M64 | |
The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy; designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier in 1780. It has a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, giving rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye" or "Evil Eye" galaxy. M64 is well known among amateur astronomers because of its appearance in small telescopes. It is a spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation.
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