NGC 5078 [SEP] constellation
NGC 5078
NGC 5078 is a spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation, approximately 94 million light-years away from Earth. It has a diameter of 127,000 light-years and is probably a member of the NGC 5061 group. The dust lane of NGC 5078 is warped, probably by interaction with the nearby galaxy IC 879, which is itself distorted into an 'S' shape by the interaction. At the presumed distance the two galaxies would have a minimal separation of about 61,000 light-years. For comparison, the Large
5078 group, which includes NGC 5078, NGC 5061, and NGC 5101, and NGC 4965 group. NGC 5084 is located at end of Virgo II groups, a filament of galaxy groups that extents southwards from the Virgo cluster.
See also.
- NGC 1961 - a supermassive spiral galaxy
- UGC 12591 - a supermassive lenticular/spiral galaxy