The NGC 5364 group belongs to the Virgo III system, which form a line of galaxy groups on the east side of the Virgo cluster. Here, NGC5364 is a nice spiral galaxy with rather long spiral arms, while the NGC5363 is a lenticular galaxy with a weak lane of dust through it's middle. Both are located about 55 MLY from Earth.


 
Dimension:    6.1' x 4.2'  and  4.6' x 3.1'   (5364 resp. 5363)
Magnitude:             11.2  and  10.1
Surface brightness: 13.9  and 12.5

19.5.2017

Optics:
 

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Guider

Exposure:

NoName Newton 200/800
+ GPU c.c.
Atik 428EX
LRGB Baader.
SW AZEQ-6
Lacerta MGEN on 50mm finder
19x5 min. (L)
7x5 min. bin 2x2
(R,G,B each )

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