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NGC 5363 at the lower left is a lenticular galaxy at 65 million light years located in the constellation Virgo. The diameter of NGC 5363 is similar to our galaxy. It is characterized by the presence of a dust lane. In the far-infrared the dust emission appears as a disk with spiral arms. There is also evidence of a recent merger. In the center of NGC 5363 lies a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 375 million solar masses and there appears to be an abundance of globular clusters.
NGC 5364 in the middle of the image is a grand design spiral galaxy located 54 million light years from earth.
NGC 5360 at the top of the image is a lenticular galaxy at 55 mly and it may be interacting with NGC 5364
Images obtained in May 2020 at Sierra Remote Observatories
Clear: 30 x 20 minutes = 10 hours binned 1x1
Red, green, blue =12 x 15 minutes each binned 2x2
Total exposure time =19 hours
RCOS 20 inch, Paramount ME II, SBIG 11K with AOL
Acquired with The Sky X, Processed with PixInsight