Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  HD115889  ·  HD115890  ·  IC 879  ·  NGC 5078  ·  NGC 5101
NGC 5101 and NGC 5078, Daniel Stern
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NGC 5101 and NGC 5078

NGC 5101 and NGC 5078, Daniel Stern
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NGC 5101 and NGC 5078

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There are two bright galaxies in this field, NGC 5101(upper left) and NGC 5078 (lower right).  Both are similar in size to our own Milky Way and are about 90 million light years away.  To put that into perspective, the light captured in this image left its source 25 million years before dinosaurs went extinct. Many galaxies are peppered throughout the picture and of note is NGC 5078’s (lower right) interaction with its neighbor just below it. Some are even visible right through the face-on disk of NGC 5101.

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NGC 5101 and NGC 5078, Daniel Stern