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Black Eye Galaxy
Sleeping Beauty Galaxy, M64, NGC 4826
Proper Names
  Black Eye Galaxy
  Sleeping Beauty Galaxy
Messier Number
  M64
NGC/IC Number
  NGC 4826
Constellation
  Coma Berenices
Right Ascension
  12h 56m 52s
Declination
  +21° 40' 03"
Distance
  c.19,000,000 light years
  c.6,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +8.5
Mean Diameter
  Apparent: 9.3'
  Actual: c.65,000 light years
Hubble Type
  Spiral class b
Optimum Visibility
  March
A view of the core of the Black Eye Galaxy, showing the vast dust clouds from which it takes its name. Interactive map image courtesy of Google Sky.
A spiral galaxy somewhat smaller than our own Milky Way. It takes its name from a characteristic 'shadow' of dust in its central regions.

Location of the Black Eye Galaxy
The unusual spiral Black Eye Galaxy, marked with a central cloud of dark dust, lies in in Coma Berenices. Neither it nor the nearby cluster M53 are visible to the naked eye.
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