NGC 5774 & 5775 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: IC 1070 · NGC 5774 · NGC 5775 · PGC 1255017 · PGC 1255720

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NGC 5774 & 5775

This object is a pair of interacting galaxies located 80 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo at a declination of +3 degrees.

The edge-on yellowish spiral galaxy to the left is NGC 5775. Dust lanes are prominent throughout the galaxy. The galaxy spans 4 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to an actual diameter of 95,000 light years.

The face-on bluish low surface brightness barred spiral galaxy to the right is NGC 5774. This galaxy is a bit smaller at 70,000 light years. Many star clusters are seen throughout the galaxy.

A 1993 paper, “Arcs and Bridges in the Interacting Galaxies NGC 5775/5774” by Irwin, identifies a gas hydrogen bridge connecting these two galaxies. It is believed that these galaxies are in the early stage of a merger, since neither galaxy is distorted and no tidal streams are evident.

The galaxy at the bottom, IC 1070, is a dwarf companion of these two. Interestingly, this is the most distorted galaxy of the group. It has a fascinating structure, including an odd blue ring.

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RA (center)	14h53m49s.856
RA (top/left)	14h54m21s.400
RA (top/right)	14h53m17s.817
RA (bottom/right)	14h53m18s.326
RA (bottom/left)	14h54m21s.897

Dec (center)	+03°33′50″.72
Dec (top/left)	+03°39′36″.10
Dec (top/right)	+03°39′25″.21
Dec (bottom/right)	+03°28′05″.38
Dec (bottom/left)	+03°28′15″.99

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