Hickson 68 and NGC 5371, Dan_I

Hickson 68 and NGC 5371

Hickson 68 and NGC 5371, Dan_I

Hickson 68 and NGC 5371

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Hickson 68 in Canes Venatici  is a compact galaxy group about 100 million l.y. away containing the barred spiral NGC 5350 as well as 4 lenticular galaxies (NGC 5353, NGC 5354, NGC 5355 et NGC 5358), with a bright mag. 6.5 star nearby. The other interesting galaxy in the field is the intermediate spiral NGC 5371, about 130 millions l.y. away.

Imaged from my Bortle 7 backyard near Paris, last spring.

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Hickson 68 and NGC 5371, Dan_I