Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5907
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NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy, Albert  Christensen
NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy
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NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy

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NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy, Albert  Christensen
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NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy

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NGC5906 & NGC5907 also known as Knife Edge Galaxy, Splinter Galaxy or Cat Scratch Galaxy....Galaxy in Draco, being apparently composed of almost entirely dwarf stars. Magnitude 11.8 located approximately 50 Million light years from Earth. Size 08'30.78" x 01'21.73" (Wikipedia and Stellarium)

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NGC 5906 - NGC 5907 Splinter Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy, Cat Scratch Galaxy, Albert  Christensen