NGC 5334 is a face-on
spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work ''The Realm of the Nebulae''[constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The origins of the e ...]
Virgo. It is a member of the
Virgo III Groups
The Virgo III Groups, or Virgo III Cloud, are a series of at least 75 galactic clusters and individual galaxies stretching approximately off the eastern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. Parts of it are in the constellations Virgo, Libra, and Serp ...
, a series of galaxies and
galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the
Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.
References
External links
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database: Pictures and description*
Barred spiral galaxies
Virgo (constellation)
5334
49308
08790
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