Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD129827  ·  NGC 5740  ·  NGC 5746
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NGC 5746 and NGC 5740 - a pair of Virgo supercluster galaxies, Frank Alvaro
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NGC 5746 and NGC 5740 - a pair of Virgo supercluster galaxies

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NGC 5746 and NGC 5740 - a pair of Virgo supercluster galaxies, Frank Alvaro
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NGC 5746 and NGC 5740 - a pair of Virgo supercluster galaxies

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NGC 5746 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the eastern part of the constellation of Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies. It is located at a distance of 99 million light years and is seen nearly edge-on, bearing a strong resemblance with the galaxy NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy), that is also seen nearly edge-on.

The barred-spiral galaxy NGC 5740 is seen nearly face-on. It is considerably closer than NGC 5746, lying 46 to 68 million light years from Earth.

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