Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4356  ·  NGC 5394  ·  NGC 5395
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Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394, Doug Summers
Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394
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Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394

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Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394, Doug Summers
Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394
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Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394

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At 160 million years distance, NGC 5395 (larger galaxy) and NGC 5394 are interacting and disturbing each other.    The two galaxies together do make a good resemblance to it's nickname, the Heron.  NGC 5395 is a large galaxy at 140K light-years diameter, while NGC 5394 is on the order of 90K light-years in diameter.   The larger galaxy appears only 2.5 arcminutes in extent, forcing a fairly extensive crop to show much detail.   A fair amount of dust and gas are visible in the larger galaxy, but even the smaller galaxy shows some detail beyond those widely sweeping arms.

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Arp 84, Heron Galaxy, NGC 5395, NGC 5394, Doug Summers