Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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The Draco Triplet - well, most of it, anyway, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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The Draco Triplet - well, most of it, anyway

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The Draco Triplet - well, most of it, anyway

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Up towards the Dragon lies an interesting grouping of three fairly dissimilar galaxies, centered on NGC-5982, an elliptical system located some 120 million light years away. They all just barely fit into the field of view at full frame with no cropping.

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The Draco Triplet - well, most of it, anyway, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton