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.
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.
| Object | NGC5078 Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Position: | RA 13h 19m 50s Dec -27° 24' 37'' |
| Apparent Size: | 4 x 1.9 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 11.8 |
| Distance in light years: | 94 Mly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 15.-17.07.2023 |
| Location: |
El Sauce Observatory Chile (1525m ASL) GPS: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W |
| Telescope: | CHI-1-CMOS: Planewave CDK24 610 mm, f/d 6.5/3962mm |
| Camera: | QHY 600M Pro, 3.76μm, 9576 x 6382px, Bin-2 4788x3191px, @ T sensor = -10°C |
| Field of View: | 31x21 arcmins |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 0.39 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | L 6x300s, R 7x300s, G 12x300s, B 6x300s |
| Total expose: | 2h 35min |
| Filter: | Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue |
| Mount: | Mathis MI-1000/1250 with absolute encoders |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos by Peter Cerveny
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