Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985

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    Draco Galaxy Trio, sydney
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    Draco Galaxy Trio

    Image of the day 06/28/2018

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      Draco Galaxy Trio, sydney
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      Draco Galaxy Trio

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      From left to right are edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 5981, elliptical galaxy NGC 5982, and face-on spiral NGC 5985. These galaxies are roughly 100 million light-years away. The faint, sharp-edged shells surrounding elliptical NGC 5982 suggests evidence of past galactic mergers. The image also shows many distant background galaxies.

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      Draco Galaxy Trio, sydney