Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC 5906 Splinter Galaxy or Knife Edge Galaxy, rdhand
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NGC 5906 Splinter Galaxy or Knife Edge Galaxy

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NGC 5906 Splinter Galaxy or Knife Edge Galaxy

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NGC 5906 is called the Splinter Galaxy or the Knife Edge Galaxy.  It is an edge on spiral galaaxy  approximately 50 million light-years away.2] It has  very few viant stars.  It is  apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars.

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NGC 5906 Splinter Galaxy or Knife Edge Galaxy, rdhand

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