Galaxy Pencil-Thin Profile

NASA/JPL-Caltech2013-06-28

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

This image from NASA 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.

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Title: Galaxy Pencil-Thin Profile
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2013-06-28
Rights: JPL

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