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NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy (Spiral Galaxy)
Magnitude: 10
Distance: Aprox: 42.7 million light-years
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Diameter: 140,000 light-years
Number of starts: Approx 1 Trillion

NGC 4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy. GC 4565 is one of the brightest member galaxies of the Coma I Group.

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IC 3543
Magnitude: 15.4
Distance: Aprox: 343 million light-years
Constellation: Coma Berenices

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NGC 4555
Magnitude: 13.1
Distance: Aprox: 310 million light-years
Constellation: Coma Berenices

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NGC 4562
Magnitude: 14.6
Distance: Aprox:40.8 million light-years
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Taken 2/19/18 in Chiefland Florida by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera