NGC 5135


5 minute exposure, Meade 416XT CCD.
300mm f/18 cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

NGC 5135 is a small and moderately faint, barred spiral galaxy on the Hydra-Centaurus border, abour 3 degrees west of the bright galaxy, M83.

In an 8" telescope, the galaxy appears as a faint, elongated patch of light with a bright centre.