Right ascension 13 19 50.0 Redshift 2168 ± 6 km/s Type SA(s)a Magnitude 11.8 Apparent magnitude (V) 11.8 | Declination −27° 24′ 36″ Distance 94 Mly Apparent size (V) 4′.0 × 1′.9 Constellation Hydra | |
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Similar NGC 5101, NGC 5068, NGC 5070, NGC 5164, NGC 5300 | ||
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 Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way.
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