Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC5363, NGC5364 (Galaxies in Virgo)


Date & Time: Apr 27 2019, from 22:09 to 23:03 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: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3056×3056)
Device Size...20×20mm, Sensitivity...ISO4000


NGC5363 / Galaxy, type I0?
R.A.13h 56m 7.1s (2000.0)
Dec.+05° 15' 19" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.1×2.6'
Radial Velocity+1407km/s
Magnitude11.2
Distance85 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo III - NGC5364 Group
Other IDsUGC8847, MCG1-36-2
CGCG46-7, PGC49547
NGC5364 / Galaxy, type SA(rs)bc pec I
R.A.13h 56m 12.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+05° 00' 55" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.8×4.4'
Radial Velocity+1511km/s
Magnitude11.1
Distance85 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo III - NGC5364 Group
Other IDUGC8853, MCG1-36-3
CGCG46-9, PGC49555
This picture shows you two galaxies paralleling in north-south direction lying about 4 degrees NNW from tau Vir near a boundary on Bootes. An upper galaxy has a number of NGC5363 and lower one is NGC5364. NGC5363 is an elliptical galaxy without spiral structure with a diameter of 4 arc minutes. And NGC5364 is a spiral with proportioned and dimmed arms coiled up, has a size of about 7 arc minutes. Though both galaxies are minor with brightness of 11th magnitude, they're forming a small-scaled galactic group with surrounding small galaxies. A compact one just southwest of NGC5364 has a number of NGC5360.



NGC5253
NGC5416 Group

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