NGC 5068

Capture

Seestar s50 416 stacks

Date

12 August 2026

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1820 × 3236 px

NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years. At the centre of NGC 5068 is a supermassive black hole. This spiral galaxy can be compared to the Milky Way, which also has a barred spiral structure, with a supermassive black hole in the bulge. It is not visible through a pair of standard binoculars because its light is spread out over a wide area. Apparent magnitude 10.5.

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