An Ensemble of Galaxies in Draco (Michel Makhlouta)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Draco (Dra) · Contains: NGC 5976 · NGC 5981 · NGC 5982 · NGC 5985 · PGC 2588841 · PGC 2589408 · PGC 2590275 · PGC 55604 · PGC 55758

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An Ensemble of Galaxies in Draco

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An Ensemble of Galaxies in Draco

Located in the Draco constellation, at about 130 million light-years away from Earth, the edge-on galaxy NGC 5981, the elliptical galaxy NGC 5982 and the spiral galaxy NGC 5985 form a distinct trio. It is not clear if or when these galaxies might merge with each other. But there is already evidence that NGC 5982 has already merged with one or more smaller galaxies in the recent past.

Many smaller galaxies are also visible in this frame, like NGC 5976, a lenticular galaxy, in the top right of the frame, neighbored by PGC55604. A total of 9 galaxies were detected by the platesolver but many others are visible.

I collected luminance data during a trip to a Bortle 4 region, while the RGB were collected from my balcony in a Bortle 6 town. I am still trying to improve my broadband images, especially when it comes to the background and the colors of the stars/galaxies. Any feedback or criticism is always welcome.

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RA (center)	15h39m03s.107
RA (top/left)	15h39m37s.391
RA (top/right)	15h36m07s.226
RA (bottom/right)	15h38m29s.555
RA (bottom/left)	15h41m59s.999

Dec (center)	+59°23′54″.60
Dec (top/left)	+59°46′21″.71
Dec (top/right)	+59°19′22″.50
Dec (bottom/right)	+59°01′26″.40
Dec (bottom/left)	+59°28′10″.99

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