Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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NGC 5985 Galaxy Group in Draco., astroeyes
NGC 5985 Galaxy Group in Draco.
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NGC 5985 Galaxy Group in Draco.

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NGC 5985 Galaxy Group in Draco.

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This intriguing trio of galaxies is sometimes called the NGC 5985/Draco Group. From right to left are face-on spiral NGC 5985, elliptical galaxy NGC 5982, and edge-on spiral NGC 5981 -- all within this single telescopic field of view spanning a little more than half the width of the full moon. While this grouping is far too small to be a galaxy cluster and has not been cataloged as a compact group, these galaxies all do lie roughly 100 million light-years from planet Earth. NGC 5985 shows prominent emission in specific wavelengths of light and is classified as a Seyfert, a type of active galaxy.

My image consists of 66 x 60 second exposures, taken August 2009.

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NGC 5985 Galaxy Group in Draco., astroeyes