The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Evil Eye Galaxy; designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier in 1780.
M 64 (Messier 64, Мессье 64, другие обозначения — NGC 4826, ZWG 130.1, UGC 8062, KARA 559, MCG 4-31-1, IRAS12542+2157, PGC 44182, галактика Спящая Красавица, галактика Чёрный Глаз) — галактика в созвездии Волосы Вероники.