Elliptical Galaxy NGC 5363 and Spiral Galaxy NGC 5364

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. NGC 5363 is the elliptical galaxy in the upper-left corner of the image. And NGC 5364 is the spiral galaxy in the lower right. These two galaxies are likely in the early stages of gravitational interaction. The image was generated with observations in the B (blue), V (green), and I (red) filters. This image is rotated 15 degrees clockwise from North is left, East is down.

Credit:

T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

About the Image

Id:noao-ngc5364
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m.
Size:6397 x 3776 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 5363, NGC 5364
Constellation:Virgo
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):13 55 57.26
Position (Dec):5° 3' 11.01"
Field of view:27.71 x 16.36 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 74.9° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
B
436 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
V
537 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
I
805 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I