Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD121605  ·  NGC 5338  ·  NGC 5348  ·  NGC 5356  ·  NGC 5360  ·  NGC 5363  ·  NGC 5364  ·  NGC 5373
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NGC5363 & 5364 Galaxy Group, Jiang Wu
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NGC5363 & 5364 Galaxy Group

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NGC5363 & 5364 Galaxy Group

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The NGC 5364 group, also known as LGG 362, contains 7 NGC galaxies in NGC 5348, NGC 5356, NGC 5360, NGC 5364, NGC 5363, NGC 5300 and NGC 5338. The group is spread out over a degree of sky. Most of the rest of the galaxies were also found by William Herschel, although a number were also independently discovered by Bindon Stoney using the 72” at Birr. The group is thought to lie at a distance of about 65 million light-years.

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NGC5363 & 5364 Galaxy Group, Jiang Wu