Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5976  ·  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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This small group of galaxies in Draco is about 100 million Light Years away. According to Stellarium the face-on spiral, NGC 5985, is only 5' 30" and is magnitude 11.00. The elliptical galaxy in the middle, NGC 5982, is 2' 54" and magnitude 11.10. The edge-on galaxy, NGC 5981, is 2' 48" and is magnitude 13.00. There are several smaller galaxies in the background.

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