Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC 5907 The Splinter Galaxy, Franklin Marek
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NGC 5907 The Splinter Galaxy

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NGC 5907 The Splinter Galaxy

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I thought the Wiki entry on this galaxy was fairly unique.  "NGC 5907 has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars."

When initially imaging I had it listed as NGC 5906, but that seems to refer to just the west portion of the fainter part of the galaxy.

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NGC 5907 The Splinter Galaxy, Franklin Marek