Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5360  ·  NGC 5364
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NGC 5364, Mathieu Guinot
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NGC 5364

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NGC 5364

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NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy (prominent and well-defined arms, which circle outwards from a clear core) located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. 
Despite being classified in this way, NGC 5364 is far from perfect : its arms are asymmetrical compared to other grand design spirals. This is thought to be due to interactions with a nearby neighbour, the companion galaxy NGC5363. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance. 


Data set from Telescope Live taken at El Sauce Observatory, Chile, from 2022/04/25 to 2022/04/29.

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NGC 5364, Mathieu Guinot