Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC 5906

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NGC 5906

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NGC 5907 (also known as Knife Edge Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel.

It's a warped spiral galaxy from some previous interaction with another galaxy..there are faint star tidal streams around it

Thanks to Ole Alexander Ødegård ( system Control, )

Image Processing Ola Skarpen

Team SkyEyE Observatory

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