Galaxy group NGC 4261 (after the elliptical galaxy on the right) is located around 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, near (sw of) M49. At such distance it is, however, not a member of the (twice closer) Virgo cluster.
NGC 4261 is best known from the study of it!s supermassive black hole and a Hubble picture.

Optics:       NoName Newton 192/800
                   +GPU c.c.
Camera:    Atik One 6
Filters:        LRGB Baader
Mount:      SW AZEQ-5
Guider:       Lacerta MGEN
Exposure:  39x5 min. (L)
                       12x5 min. (R, G, B each), bin 2x2
Software:  PixInsight, Photoshop
22.45. 2018

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