Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6503
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NGC 6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy, Richard H
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NGC 6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 6503 is a fielddwarf spiral galaxy located at the edge of a region of space called the Local Void. The dwarf galaxy spans 30,000 light-years and lies approximately 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco (the Dragon). The spiral galaxy is especially colorful where bright red regions of gas can be seen scattered through its spiral arms. Bright blue regions contain stars that are forming. Dark brown dust areas are in the galaxy's arms and center.NGC 6503 has one known satellite galaxy, known as KK 242. With a stellar mass of about 3 million solar masses, KK 242 is on the border between a dwarf irregular galaxy  and a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Source: Wikipedia

Lum 33 x 120s bin 1x1
Red 33 x 120s bin 1x1
Grn 33 x 120s bin 1x1
Blu 36 x 120s bin 1x1

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NGC 6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy, Richard H