Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  M 102  ·  NGC 5862  ·  NGC 5866  ·  NGC 5870  ·  Spindle galaxy
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NGC5866 - an island galaxy (Messier's lost M102?), Gabe Shaughnessy
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NGC5866 - an island galaxy (Messier's lost M102?)

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NGC5866 - an island galaxy (Messier's lost M102?), Gabe Shaughnessy
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NGC5866 - an island galaxy (Messier's lost M102?)

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NGC5866 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco and lies some 50 million light years away. A dusty disk prominently outlines the center of the galaxy.

There has been some controversy over whether this is M102, or whether M101 is actually duplicated as M102. Other candidates are out there too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_102

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NGC5866 - an island galaxy (Messier's lost M102?), Gabe Shaughnessy

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