Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  12.04  ·  259 Aletheia  ·  IC 966  ·  NGC 5338  ·  NGC 5348  ·  NGC 5356  ·  NGC 5360  ·  NGC 5363  ·  NGC 5364  ·  NGC 5373
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NGC 5364 wide field, Markus Blauensteiner
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NGC 5363 and NGC 5364 together with NGC 5360, NGC 5356 and some dwarf galaxies form a group on the eastern edge of the constellation Virgo. From the radial velocities of the galaxies it can be seen that they are similarly distant, i.e. they actually belong together.

L 29x10 min, RGB 12x10 min per channel.

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NGC 5364 wide field, Markus Blauensteiner