Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5360  ·  NGC 5364  ·  PGC 1278180
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NGC 5364, Peter Goodhew
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NGC 5364 is known as a grand design spiral galaxy, in the constellation of Virgo. It is the archetype of a spiral galaxy, characterised by prominent, well-defined arms, which circle outward from a clear core.

However 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. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.

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NGC 5364, Peter Goodhew

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