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Silver Needle Galaxy NGC 4244 is one of the thinnest of galaxies with no central bulge. It is incredibly needle-like with a length of nearly one third of a degree yet with a width of less than 2 arc-minutes. It has a falling rotational curve so must have little dark matter. David R Keywords: NGC 4244

Silver Needle Galaxy

NGC 4244 is one of the thinnest of galaxies with no central bulge. It is incredibly needle-like with a length of nearly one third of a degree yet with a width of less than 2 arc-minutes. It has a falling rotational curve so must have little dark matter. David R

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