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Needle Galaxy
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English
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Etymology
en needle galaxy, named for its flat shape and rotation relative to Earth only allowing for a side profile of the galaxy to the naked eye. en Where and by who was this originally coined?
Proper noun
1 Needle Galaxy
en a <<spiral galaxy>>, mul NGC designation mul NGC 4565, in the <<constellation/Coma Berenices>>.
Translations
spiral galaxy
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 針星系 Zhēn Xīngxì
See also
Q622690
en Galaxies