Deep Sky Object in Spring
Around NGC5077 (Galaxies in Virgo)


Date & Time: Apr 26 2025, from 24:23 to 25:18 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


This image captures a small galaxy group scattered 2.1 degrees southwest of Spica in the constellation Virgo. At the center of the field, NGC 5077 is visible, an elliptical galaxy with a major axis of just under 3 arcminutes. It is one of the Seyfert galaxies, known for hosting an active black hole at its nucleus. Surrounding it are smaller spiral galaxies, including NGC 5079 and NGC 5088.
NGC 5077 and NGC 5079 are located around 150 million light-years away and form the NGC5077 galaxy group. In contrast, NGC 5088 is positioned in the foreground and is not directly related to this group.
(4 digits in image indicate NGC #)
NGC5077 / Galaxy, type E3-4
R.A.13h 19m 31.8s (2000.0)
Dec.-12°39' 26" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.8×2.3'
Radial Velocity+2832km/s
Magnitude11.3
Distance150 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC5077 Group
Other IDsUGCA 347, MCG -2-34-27
PGC 46456
NGC5079 / Galaxy, type SB(rs)bc pec: II-III
R.A.13h 19m 38.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-12°41' 54" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.2×1.1'
Radial Velocity+2870km/s
Magnitude13.8
Distance123 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC5077 Group
Other IDsMCG -2-34-30, IRAS 13169-1226
PGC 46473
NGC5088 / Galaxy, type SAB(s)bc: II-III
R.A.13h 20m 20.1s (2000.0)
Dec.-12°34' 18" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.7×0.8'
Radial Velocity+1462km/s
Magnitude13.2
Distance70 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsMCG -2-34-34, IRAS 13176-1218
PGC 46535



NGC5068
NGC5078, NGC5101

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