Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822, Giuseppe Donatiello
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822
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Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822, Giuseppe Donatiello
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822
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Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Draco dSph is a small spheroidal dwarf galaxy discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on POSS plates. It's a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The Draco Dwarf is estimated to be at 80 ±10 kpc.

L- g (720 sec), r (750 sec), z (570 sec).

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Draco Dwarf Spheroidal - UGC 10822, Giuseppe Donatiello

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