Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4356  ·  NGC 5394  ·  NGC 5395
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NGC 5394 and NGC 5395, also known collectively known as Arp 84 or the Heron Galaxy, are interacting spiral galaxies 160 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The larger galaxy, NGC 5395 is 140,000 light-years across and the smaller one, NGC 5394, is 90,000 light-years across.

Magnitude: 12.48

Constellation: Canes Venatici

Apparent magnitude (B): 13.26

Apparent magnitude (V): 12.48

Redshift: 0.011711

Right ascension: 13h 58m 37s

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ngc 5395, Robert.S