Needle Galaxy

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, 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. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where and by who was this originally coined?”) === Proper noun === the Needle Galaxy a spiral galaxy, NGC designation NGC 4565, in the Coma Berenices. ==== Translations ==== === See also === NGC 4565 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia NGC 4565 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons