NGC 5364

Constellation: Virgo

NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. It is located about 54.5 million Ly away. The lenticular galaxy to its North is NGC 5363, while to small galaxy to the West is NGC 5360. The bright star (Mag 9.42) near NGC 5363 is HD 121605. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh in June 2025 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is HaLRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian C3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 50x300s
Astrodon L: 31x300s
Astrodon R: 38x300s
Astrodon G: 25x300s
Astrodon B: 26x300s

Total integration time: 14h 10′