Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC 5907, Frank Zoltowski
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NGC 5907

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NGC 5907

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NGC5907 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco that is also know as the Splinter Galaxy. It is a member of the NGC5866 galaxy group which also contains NGC5897. It is about 50 million light years distant. It has a warped structure which maybe caused by an extended tidal stream (not visible in this photo unfortunately) that was discovered in 2006. This stream may be due to the debris of a small dwarf galaxy that was torn apart.

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NGC 5907, Frank Zoltowski