Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)
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UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy, BrianH
UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy
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UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy

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UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy

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The Draco Dwarf is a spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on photographic plates of the National Geographic Society's Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). It is part of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way galaxy. The Draco Dwarf is situated in the direction of the Draco Constellation at 34.6° above the galactic plane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_Dwarf

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UGC 10822 - Draco Dwarf Galaxy, BrianH