Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5746
NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson
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NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis

NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson
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NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis

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NGC 5746 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the eastern part of the constellation of Virgo. In the Catalogue of Named Galaxies, it is called Pyxidophorus Virginis, or the box-bearing galaxy.

This is an RGB image that I processed from free data from the Liverpool Telescope, a 2 m RC reflector on La Palma.

Filters and exposures used (from 2015 03 14 - 2016 05 15)

sdss-r 12 x 90 s (red channel)

Bessell V 5 x 90 s (green channel)

Bessell B + sdss-g 14 x 90 s (blue channel)

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  • NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson
    Original
  • NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson
    B
  • Final
    NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson
    C

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NGC 5746 - Pyxidophorus Virginis, Göran Nilsson