94 million light years away in Hydra NGC 5078 spans approximately 127,000 light years.
The galaxy is a large lenticular galaxy seen edge on, and is interacting with its smaller neighbor IC 879.
The galaxy is highlighted but warped dust lanes due to interaction with IC 879. IC 879 shows evidence of significant distortion given its S shape.
Imaged in LRGB on our PlaneWave CDK 1000 and CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Processing: Mike Selby